SHAH ALAM: A three-month-old baby suffered from a broken left thigh bone allegedly while under supervision of her babysitter at Pangsapuri Komuter Raya, Seksyen 19, here, yesterday.
District police chief, ACP Baharudin Mat Taib, confirmed a report lodged by the girl’s father at 1am today.
“According to the report, the father had sent the infant to the babysitter’s house at 7am yesterday before leaving for work and returned to fetch her at 3.15pm.
“He said the girl wouldn’t stop crying, so the father, who is also a medical assistant at Shah Alam Hospital, Selangor (HSAS), decided to send her for a check-up.
“Following an X-ray examination, the hospital confirmed that the victim’s left thigh bone was broken,” he told a press conference at the district police headquarters today.
He said an investigation was being carried out and that the police would record the statement from the babysitter.
“The Welfare Department had also been informed of the incident. Meanwhile, the hospital will determine the cause of the injury,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(c) of the Child Act 2001 for ill-treatment of children.