JEMPOL: An eight-month-old baby boy died after falling off a bed at his aunt's house in Kampung Rompin Baru here, last night.
Muhammad Fawwas Hawwari Nasir fell from the bed while sleeping at 9.30pm and was confirmed dead at 10am this morning.
Jempol district police chief, Superintendent Muhd Nur Hishamuddin Hashim, said the boy was under the care of the aunt at the time.
"It was learnt that the boy cried for a moment right after he fell before he went silent, leading his aunt to believe that he had fallen back to sleep.
"However, when his aunt noticed the change in his body's colour, the baby was immediately rushed to the Bahau health clinic before he was sent to Jempol Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 10am today," he said.
Meanwhile, the victim's father, Nasir Nain, 39, said he and his wife accepted the death of their son, the youngest of four siblings.
"My sister-in-law has been taking care of my son since both my wife and I working at different locations. No one should be blamed for this incident," he said