KUALA TERENGGANU: A 16-month-old baby girl died after allegedly being left inside a car at a public university in the Kuala Nerus district yesterday.
Kuala Terengganu police chief Abd Rahim Din said police received a report about the toddler who had died when brought to the students’ health centre at the university at about 4.30pm yesterday.
“A post-mortem was conducted at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital last night.
“Police are awaiting the report to find out the cause of death,” he said when contacted here today.
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An investigation paper has been opened under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Child Act 2001.
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