KUALA LUMPUR: A 4-month-old baby boy who was found unconscious at his babysitter's house in Taman Selayang Jaya, Batu Caves, here yesterday was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Selayang Hospital.
Gombak chief Assistant Commissioner Zainal Mohamed Mohamed said the infant was rushed to the Selayang Hospital and was declared dead by medical officers at 11.53am yesterday.
He said a post-mortem examination was conducted today and confirmed that the baby's death was due to congenital heart defects.
He added that investigations also revealed that the baby was unconscious when the 47-year-old babysitter had tried to wake him up about 11am yesterday.
"The babysitter then contacted the baby's mother to inform her of her baby's condition," he said in a statement today.
He said police have classified the case as sudden death and urged those with any further information to contact investigating officer J. Winson Joseph at 016-2335454 or the Gombak police headquarters at 03-61262222. — Bernama