KOTA BHARU: Kelantan police are conducting further investigations into the parents of 19-month-old Hud Aryan Mohd Nor Hafifi.
This comes after the boy was found dead, caught in a tree by a river three kilometres from his grandmother's house in Kuala Tiga, Tanah Merah.
Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the action was taken as the child's disappearance seemed implausible.
"I have instructed the Tanah Merah District Police Chief to investigate the parents, family members, and local residents," he said.
"There may be an element of negligence. Although the autopsy found no signs of foul play and it was classified as sudden death, considering public comments on TikTok, we feel the way the child went missing is illogical.
"In five minutes, he could disappear. The distance from his grandmother's house to the stream is 50 metres," he added during a press conference at the Kelantan Police Contingent Headquarters.
On Wednesday (Feb 26), Sinar Harian reported that rescue personnel and villagers had to walk and wade through 0.6 metres of water before finding Hud Aryan's lifeless body.
The body of the only child of Azean Nur Atikah, 34, and Mohd Hafifi Saidi, 34, was found caught in a tree by a river three kilometres from his grandmother's house in Kampung Aira, Kuala Tiga, at 4.15pm.
Hud Aryan was earlier reported missing while at his grandmother's house on Monday (Feb 24).
