BUKIT MERTAJAM, March 18 (Bernama) -- Police have confirmed that the death of a four-month-old baby boy at a childcare centre within the Seberang Jaya Hospital (HSJ) compound on March 9 was due to asphyxiation.
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the cause of death was determined following findings from a post-mortem conducted on the infant’s body.
“The cause of death, based on the preliminary post-mortem findings, was asphyxiation,” he told reporters after launching Op Selamat 26 for Hari Raya Aidilfitri at the Juru Toll Plaza (northbound) here today.
He said police are completing the investigation paper before referring the case to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s Office for further action.
Azizee said the two employees of the childcare centre who were previously remanded for seven days have had their remand extended by another seven days until March 22 to assist investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
The victim, Hayl Haarith Mohd Syafaeez, was pronounced dead at 4.20 am on March 9 after being rushed to the HSJ Emergency Department in an unconscious state.
It is understood that doctors performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for about an hour before he was pronounced dead. The infant was sent to the 24-hour childcare centre by his mother, a nurse working the night shift.
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