KUALA LUMPUR: A two-year-old girl died after being left in a vehicle for eight hours in Ara Damansara, here.
It is learnt that the child's mother had forgotten to drop the child off at her kindergarten yesterday.
Petaling Jaya district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid, said they received information about the incident at 3.40pm, stating that the victim was unconscious at a house in Ara Damansara.
He said initial investigations found that the victim's mother, who is in her 30s, had dropped off her two children at a nearby school.
She later made her way to the child's kindergarten.
"Upon reaching the kindergarten, the victim's mother briefly stopped to handle her online business, and forgot to drop her daughter off.
"The mother went back home and only realised that the child was unconscious in the car at 3.35pm," he said in a statement today.
Mohamad Fakhruddin said the victim's father called 999, and provided first aid to the victim until the ambulance and police arrived at the scene.
"The victim was taken to Sungai Buloh Hospital for further treatment and was declared dead.
"A post-mortem will be conducted today, and the case is being investigated under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001," he said.
He advised the public to always be aware, more responsible, and prioritise the safety of their children.
"Anyone with information about this case can contact the Petaling Jaya District Police Headquarters Operations Room at 03-79662222," he said.