Three-year-old boy dies after falling from sixth floor of Kota Damansara condo

PETALING JAYA: A three-year-old boy was killed after he is believed to have fallen from the sixth floor of a condominium here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said police were notified of the incident on Aug 21. "The police were informed of the incident which happened at a condominium in Kota Damansara. The body was...

Neighbours report hearing loud arguments, child crying from house before murdered six-year-old disappeared

JOHOR BARU: What was initially thought to be a normal domestic dispute between a husband and wife has now taken a dark turn after the body of a six-year-old boy, reported missing last week, was found buried in Rompin, Negri Sembilan. Kamarudin Abdullah, 47, who stays near the victim’s family, said he often heard the sound...

EAIC calls for action on Sabah NRD officer for inefficient handling of child’s IC application

KUALA LUMPUR: The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has recommended disciplinary action against a Sabah National Registration Department (NRD) officer for inefficient handling of an identity card application. The EAIC said there was an unreasonable delay by the investigating officer in processing the application, directly impacting a child whose parent then lodged a complaint with the...

Melaka couple remanded over death of disabled 9-year-old girl

MELAKA: The mother and stepfather of a nine-year-old girl, who died from alleged physical abuse at her home in Taman Kota Laksamana here, have been remanded for seven days to assist investigations. The remand order until Monday (June 30) was issued by Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman at the Magistrate’s Court in Ayer Keroh here to...

Singaporean boy dies in hospital after car-lorry crash in JB

JOHOR BARU: A seven-year-old Singaporean boy died while being treated for injuries after an accident between a car and a lorry at KM2.4 of Jalan Pantai here bound for Permas Jaya. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 10.34pm on Sunday (March 16). “Initial investigations found that the lorry, driven by...

Explainer-The child rape scandal dominating UK politics after Musk criticism

LONDON (Reuters) - A child sexual abuse scandal that revealed how gangs of mostly Pakistani men had groomed, trafficked and raped young white girls more than a decade ago, has returned to the political agenda in Britain following criticism from Elon Musk. Musk, a close ally of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has called for Prime Minister...

Victim sought husband’s forgiveness before tragic accident

LUMUT: Accident victim Nor Fadhilah Mohd Azlan, 24, had asked for her husband's forgiveness prior to the fatal incident that also claimed the life of their two-year-old child. Mohammad Shuqur Ahmad, 24, said his wife talked a lot and had asked for forgiveness, reported Sinar Harian. "At the same time, my wife mentioned that if she 'went,'...

MMEA conducts medical evacuation for toddler from Johor island

MERSING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) carried out a medical evacuation (Medevac) for a child from Pulau Aur with breathing difficulties to seek treatment at Mersing Hospital on Tuesday (Aug 20) afternoon. Mersing Maritime zone director Maritime Commander Suhaizan Saadin said the Mersing district health office requested assistance to bring the toddler, Wan Nur Atira...

QuickCheck: Did a driver hit a mother and toddler in Sandakan as seen in a viral video?

FOR most parents, seeing their child dashing across a road would count as a moment where they'd drop everything and rush to save them from potential harm - putting their own life on the line if they have to. Recently, a video went viral of a woman and a toddler being hit by car and it...

Four-year-old falls to death from 16th floor of hospital quarters in Sungai Buloh

KUALA LUMPUR: A four-year-old local boy died after falling from the 16th floor of Block B of the Sungai Buloh Hospital Integrated Quarters on Sunday (March 24). Sungai Buloh District Police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said the police received information about the incident at 4.28pm and personnel found the child dead upon arriving at...