KUALA LUMPUR: A nineteen-month-old boy has died after he was supposedly mauled by dogs in Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Buloh here.
Sungai Buloh police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said they received a report on the incident at 8.40am on Tuesday (July 22) from a Sungai Buloh Hospital emergency department medical officer.
"The child was brought to the emergency zone unconscious and was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but there was no response. He was pronounced dead at 9.14am.
"Initial checks revealed scratches and wounds on the victim's head and body," he said in a statement on Wednesday (July 23).
He said investigations found that the child was brought to the hospital by his parents aged 31 and 29.
"The couple had just returned from work at about 8.15am and found the door to their house open. They then discovered their son unconscious about 20m from the house, with several dogs near the body," he said.
It is understood that the boy had been under the care of his uncle at the time and was believed to have been sleeping in the living room.
The boy's body was sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital's forensic department for a post-mortem. The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001. – Bernama
