Being forgetful every once in a while is usually harmless, but when it involves forgetting to take your child out from the car for hours, that’s when things will take a terrible turn.
A young girl in Ara Damansara tragically lost her life after he mother totally forgot about her and left her inside the car, leading to her untimely death.
2yo M’sian girl dies after she was left inside the car for 8 hours
NST reported that the victim was a 2-year-old girl who was left inside the car for 8 hours as her mother forgot to drop her off at kindergarten on Wednesday (Nov 8).
In a statement by Petaling Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid, he said police were alerted of the incident at 3.40pm, where they were told the victim was found unconscious.
“Based on initial investigations, the victim’s mother, a woman in her 30s, she dropped off her two children at a nearby school.
She then drove to the victim’s kindergarten but stopped for a moment to attend to her online business, which led her to forget dropping her daughter off,” he said.
Mohamad Fakhruddin said the victim’s mother only realised that her child was unconscious inside the car at 3.35pm.
“Her husband called 999 and gave first aid to the victim until the ambulance and police arrived. Unfortunately, the victim was declared dead while receiving treatment at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
The case is currently being probed under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001 and a post-mortem will be carried out on the victim,” he said.
Mohamad Fakhruddin urged the public to always be responsible and more aware of their children’s whereabouts.
He also said those with info on the case can contact the Petaling Jaya District Police Headquarters Operations Room at 03-79662222.
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