Man suspected of causing stepdaughter’s death remanded five days

KUALA LUMPUR – A man who is believed to have beaten his 11-year-old stepdaughter to death at Taman Sri Ramal, Kajang will be remanded starting today till November 28.

Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the 53-year-old man, believed to be the stepfather, has been remanded to assist investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Police received a report from a medical officer at Serdang Hospital at 12.39am on Tuesday in relation to the incident, in which a girl was admitted to hospital in an unconscious state.

The victim was confirmed dead while on the way to hospital.

A post-mortem was conducted yesterday and the report stated that the cause of death was believed to be from the impact of a blunt object on the victim’s head as well as abdomen (stomach), which caused her intestine to rupture.

Following that, a local man was arrested at the Serdang Hospital grounds at 2.25pm ​​yesterday. – Bernama, November 24, 2022