SEPANG: A 14-year-old girl arrested for impersonating a medical officer at a hospital has been remanded for two days.
Magistrate Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan issued the remand order against the teen suspect yesterday to facilitate investigations under Sections 448 and 170 of the Penal Code for trespassing and impersonating a civil servant respectively.
The teenager, clad in orange colour lock-up attire, was escorted by police to the Sepang Court Complex at about 8.40am yesterday, according to Bernama.
Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said on Thursday that the teenager was arrested at 9am at Hospital Sultan Idris Shah in Serdang, near here.
He also said police seized scrubs and a lanyard belonging to a hospital from the young suspect.
He said a report was lodged on Aug 7 after the unknown girl was found inside an operating theatre.
The teenager had claimed to be a medical officer who wanted to assist with surgery.
“On Aug 8 at around 8.30am, the hospital spotted the same individual attempting to register using a false identity. The police were called and an arrest was made,” he said, adding that the girl was caught in the lobby of the hospital.
ACP Wan Kamarul Azran also urged the public to avoid speculation and refrain from spreading false information about the case.
He said police had also called the teenager’s mother for questioning.
The Health Ministry, in a separate statement, said it had received a report regarding the suspicious behaviour of an individual who impersonated a staff member on duty at that hospital.
“The swift action of the hospital team successfully identified the individual and a police report was lodged,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the case is under investigation, and the Health Ministry will fully cooperate with the police.
