Five-year-old boy dies from suspected abuse in Johor

BernamaPublished: Dec 4, 2021 6:03 AM

A five-year-old boy died, believed to have been abused at a house in Nusa Bestari, near Iskandar Puteri, Johor yesterday.

Iskandar Puteri district police chief ACP Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said police were informed of the incident at about 12.20pm by a Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) staff after the boy was sent to the hospital by his mother.

“Examination on the boy found there was an...

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