Young mother among nine held over toddler's death


BUKIT MERTAJAM: The police have arrested a teenage girl, her boyfriend, and seven other individuals, to assist in the investigation into the death of a boy, believed to have suffered abuse, in an incident which took place here on Saturday (Aug 26).

Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) OCPD Asst Comm Tan Cheng San said that all suspects - four males and five females, aged between 16 and 48 - were arrested separately in the Seberang Perai area on Sunday (Aug 27).

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