Six-year-old boy found dead in washing machine in Ipoh
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IPOH – A six-year-old boy was found dead in a top-loading washing machine at a house in Kampung Sungai Tapah Tambahan in Manjoi town, Ipoh.
Ipoh police chief Yahaya Hassan said the boy’s grandmother had found him unconscious in the machine at about 9.30am on Monday.
“The boy was taken to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in an ambulance but (he) was pronounced dead while being resuscitated at about 11am,” Assistant Commissioner Yahaya said in a statement. “We received a call from the hospital at about 11.45am.
“We believe the victim may have climbed onto the washing machine and fallen into it when it was still running.”
AC Yahaya said a post-mortem conducted at the hospital forensics unit found that the victim’s death was due to a blunt trauma to the head.
“The case will be investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act,” he said, adding that the victim had autism.
“The police would like to advise and remind the people, especially parents or guardians, to not let any child under their care be left without adequate supervision to prevent tragedies,” he said. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
