Nine-year-old girl dies from alleged abuse in Melaka


MELAKA: A nine-year-old girl has died after allegedly being abused by her stepfather at their home in Taman Kota Laksamana here.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said the incident came to light at around 9.45am on Monday (June 23) when police received a call from a private hospital reporting suspected abuse after the victim was brought in by her stepfather for treatment.

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