MELAKA: Police have recorded two cases involving infants, one of whom died and the other is in critical condition here.
Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said in the first case, a two-month-old girl died at Melaka Hospital.
He said the infant was rushed to the hospital by her 26-year-old mother who lives in the flats at Taman Melaka Raya.
He said that the baby, the youngest of five siblings, went to sleep after being fed at 11pm on Tuesday (Oct 31).
He said the mother woke up at 5am on Wednesday (Nov 1) and realised that the baby was not breathing.
"The mother brought the unconscious child to Melaka Hospital at 6.30am but attempts to save her were unsuccessful," he said.
ACP Christopher Patit said medical officers found no other injuries on the baby and the case has been classified as sudden death.
In the second case, a toddler is in critical condition after she went to a nursery in Taman Pertam Jaya, here.
He said police received an alert from Melaka Hospital when the one-year-old baby boy was rushed there for medical attention on Wednesday morning.
He said the baby's 30-year-old father received a call from the nursery owner at 9.30am telling him that his son had suffered a seizure while a childminder was bathing him.
He said the father then rushed to the nursery and took his son to the hospital.
"The child was unconscious upon arriving at the hospital and was immediately sent to the emergency ward," he said.
ACP Christopher Patit said the childminder claimed that the toddler suffered a fall at the nursery on Oct 27 and had swelling on his forehead.
He said the father lodged a police report and an investigation has been initiated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.
