Babysitter returns to find infant dead on bed

Complied by NURBAITI HAMDAN, NG SI HOOI and R. ARAVINTHAN

A baby in Skudai, Johor, was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital after her babysitter found her motionless on the bed, reported Chinese dailies.

The 30-year-old babysitter had found three-month-old Belle Teo unresponsive at about 11am on Feb 25, wrote China Press.

The baby’s father, Lawrence Teo, 28, said he and his wife were shocked to learn about the death of their first child and were still waiting for the post-mortem report.

He also said that his firstborn had been left unattended by the babysitter for about two hours before she was found.

Teo said he only found out later that the babysitter had been looking after three other babies besides taking care of her own three children, aged three to 10.

> Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported that award-winning Malaysian actress and singer Lee Sinje, who is pregnant with twins, had hinted that she might be having baby girls.

In her latest post on Weibo on Friday, Lee had hinted at the sex of the babies.

Lee, who is married to Hong Kong director Oxide Pang – himself a twin – and the stepmother of his daughter from an earlier marriage, announced her pregnancy last month.

The newspaper also reported that Lee is currently in Malaysia and being looked after by her mother.

> Guang Ming Daily reported that Chinese actress Tang Wei, who is married to South Korean film director Kim Tae-yong, is also pregnant.

The 36-year-old thespian, who married Kim in a simple ceremony in Sweden on July 12, 2014, announced the good news on Friday.

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