IPOH: A 5-year-old girl suspected of having been abused at Taman Malkop died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here yesterday.
Ipoh District police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said a report about the incident was received around 9.45 am yesterday after the child was brought to the hospital for treatment.
“The victim is believed to be the adopted daughter of a married couple, a 27-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man, who were arrested yesterday,“ he said in a statement this morning.
He stated that the victim had signs of beatings all over her body from a blunt object, as well as tears in her reproductive tract and anus.
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“We appeal to anyone with information about this case to contact the investigating officer, Asst Supt (ASP) Norazlina Rais Ahmad, at 013-6282176, or come forward to any nearby police station,“ he said.
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