No foul play in drowning of siblings in Port Dickson, say cops

Negeri Sembilan police chief Alzafny Ahmad says investigations are still ongoing.

Negeri Sembilan police chief Alzafny Ahmad said the two suspects in the case remain in remand until Thursday to assist in investigations. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 The post-mortem results of two siblings who died after the parked car they were in rolled into Sungai Linggi in Tanjung Agas, Port Dickson, on Sept 4 have confirmed their deaths were caused by drowning, with no signs of foul play.

Negeri Sembilan police chief Alzafny Ahmad said the post-mortems on the eight-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother were completed on Sept 5 at Port Dickson Hospital.

He said investigations are still ongoing, with statements taken from 15 witnesses, including the children’s mother, who is the former wife of the father, as well as several people at the scene.

“The children’s religious status is still under investigation by the Negeri Sembilan Islamic affairs department. The investigation will require some time to be completed,” Bernama reported him as saying today.

The department said proper investigations are necessary to assist in the management of their funerals.

Alzafny said the two suspects in the case – a 46-year-old man believed to be the children’s father and a 41-year-old woman – will remain in remand until Thursday to assist in the investigations.

Police received a report from the public on Sept 4 about a Nissan Teana that had slid into Sungai Linggi with a boy and a girl inside.

The children, from Shah Alam, Selangor, were believed to have been trapped in the car.

Both were confirmed dead at the scene by medical officers.

The incident occurred as they and the couple were reported to be resting and fishing in the area about 11.45am.

The man was outside the car and the children and the woman were inside when the vehicle, which was parked, suddenly slid into the river.

The woman, who was initially said to be the mother of the children, was rescued by members of the public. - FMT