IPOH: A 2-year-old girl drowned in a pail of water in an office restroom where her mother’s boyfriend was working.
District police chief ACP Sum Chang Keong said in the 5am incident in Meru yesterday, Fatini Aleysha Abdul Karim was brought to the toilet by the 31-year-old man as she needed to use the facilities, while her mother, aged 41, waited for them in the car.
It is learnt that the man left the girl alone in the restroom for a period of time, before returning to find her upturned and partially submerged in the pail of water.
“Panicked, the man went down to alert the girl’s mother.
“The victim was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB).
“The toddler’s mother and her boyfriend are being remanded for four days starting today,” said Sum.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 which carries a maximum penalty of a 10-year jail term and a RM20,000 fine.