Year One girl dies after suffering breathing difficulties in classroom


PETALING JAYA: A Year One girl died after experiencing breathing difficulties in her classroom at a school near Dengkil on Monday (Oct 19).

Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said police received a report about the incident at 7.30pm on Monday (Oct 19).

The girl was given initial resuscitation assistance at the scene before being taken to Putrajaya Hospital for further treatment.

“However, she was pronounced dead at Putrajaya Hospital,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct 20).

He said the Sepang district police headquarters’ Criminal Investigation Division was investigating the incident.

The case has been classified as sudden death pending the results of a post-mortem conducted at 8am on Tuesday.

Police advised the public against spreading unverified information about the incident.

Those with information are urged to contact investigating officer Insp Vishno Kumar Tharuma Rethinam at 011-11021528.

 

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