Needless deaths of children left unattended in cars


  • Letters
  • Tuesday, 14 Nov 2023

IN LIGHT of recent deaths involving young children left in cars and then dying due to heat stroke, Suhakam has urged for more preventive measures by all relevant stakeholders, especially the Transport Ministry, to create a nationwide campaign warning parents and the public on this issue. Below is the full statement from Suhakam:

The Children’s Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) is distraught over the recent vehicular-related hyperthermia deaths of children resulting from being left unattended in the car.

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