Recently, a four-year-old girl died after her father left in the car for ten hours at his workplace at Bukit Makmur, Sungai Lalang, Sungai Petani on 13 August. Shared on Facebook by Info Roadblock JPJ/POLIS, her father only realized his daughter was in the car when he was leaving work at 6:20 pm.
Adzli Abu Shah, Kuala Muda Chief police, Assistant Commissioner stated the girl was left in the car with the windows closed and the engine switched off.
The father sent the girl to (SMK) Teluk Bayu, Sungai Petani at 7:30 am and went to his workplace but he forgot about his younger daughter what was fast asleep in the backseat.
“The victim should have been sent to her grandmother’s house in Kampung Bukit, Sungai Pasir before the father went to work.”
The father then realized the daughter was in the back seat unconscious when he wanted to go back home. He then panicked and called for help but unfortunately, the was later confirmed dead by the paramedics.
Her body was brought to the Forensic Department of Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar for a post mortem. The case now is being investigated under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Children Act 2001.