MELAKA: The post-mortem done on the seven-year-old boy who was found drowned in a tub at a house in Taman Krubong Jaya here on Friday (Jan 29) was completed on Sunday (Jan 31) night after 11 hours but the cause of death has yet to be determined.
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Melaka Criminal Investigation Department chief Asst Comm Mohd Sukri Kaman said forensic experts still require further information and have to run several lab tests to identify the actual cause of death.
He said several specimens from the victim’s organs, including lungs, heart and liver were taken for testing and it will take a certain period of time before anything can be determined.
He said there were injuries on the victim’s entire body, including the back, with old and new bruises in addition to new small wounds at the back of the victim’s head.
“Initial investigations found the injuries were inflicted by a blunt object but further investigations will be conducted to determine if the injuries were caused by the victim himself due to a fall or by other individuals.
“Therefore, it is too early to confirm the cause of death of the victim due to abuse as was claimed previously, ” ACP Sukri said when met by reporters outside Melaka Hospital here Sunday.
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Elaborating, he said the autopsy results found that the victim had passed away two hours before being found by the police in his house on the day of the incident, which contradicted claims by various parties that the body was found in a bloated condition.
He said the boy’s remains were expected to be handed over to his legal guardians on Monday (Feb 1) after certain mandatory procedures were done.
ACP Sukri said the police had yet to receive any information about where the boy would be buried.
Last Friday, the seven-year-old boy died due to suspected abuse by his birth mother and stepfather in an incident in Taman Krubong Jaya here.
The boy was claimed to have drowned in a tub in his house at around 4pm, but initial investigations by police found physical injuries to the boy’s body.
The victim had previously been raised by his adopted family in Rawang, Selangor since he was a baby before his birth mother returned to take him back in October last year. – BERNAMA