Autistic child dies after left inside van for hours, driver detained


SEREMBAN: A 34-year-old van driver has been arrested following the death of an eight-year-old girl with learning difficulties.

Seremban police chief ACP Mohd Said Ibrahim said preliminary probe revealed that the suspect had fetched the victim and was supposed to send the autistic child to a day care centre in Taman Nusari Aman earlier in the day on Tuesday (Oct 12).

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