8-year-old girl dies of suspected abuse in Taiping

 Four family members have been detained to assist in the investigation.

A post-mortem found suspicious injury marks on the girl’s body.

IPOH:

 An eight-year-old girl believed to be a victim of abuse died in Taiping on Thursday after being brought to the hospital unconscious.

Taiping police chief Malek Ismail said police received a report on the girl’s death from a medical officer at Taiping Hospital.

He said the child was brought to the hospital at about 12.45pm and CPR was performed on her, but she showed no signs of recovery before being pronounced dead at 1.12pm.

“A post-mortem found suspicious injury marks on the body. The cause of death was head and neck injuries due to blunt force trauma,” he said in a statement.

Police have opened an investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

Four family members – two men and two women aged 27 to 53 – have been detained to assist in the investigation.

They have been remanded for seven days from yesterday. - FMT