Hospitalised boy may have accidentally taken drugs - police

 

A three-year-old boy who remains in critical condition due to drugs in his body may have accidentally ingested drugs in a car belonging to his mother’s cousin while they were at a known drug haunt yesterday afternoon.

Kelantan acting police chief Muhamad Zaki Harun said the car, which is owned by the victim’s mother’s cousin, aged 30, had been seized for further investigation.

“The forensics team will conduct further investigations into the Proton Saga owned by the suspect,” he told reporters yesterday, after visiting the boy who is being treated at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Bharu.

It was reported on Monday that the boy, who lives in Kampung Sri Bintang, Kuala Krai, was still in critical condition after doctors found drugs in his system on Sunday, June 19.Zaki said the police launched a special operation in the vicinity of Kampung Seri Bintang at around midnight on Monday, following the incident.

They arrested nine individuals and seized 102 pills.

He said what happened to the boy was a tragedy and the police discovered that the family was facing a hard time as the boy’s mother was diagnosed with stage-four cancer.

"I would like to remind parents to always monitor their children,” he added.

- Bernama