18-Month-Old Dies From Drowning While In Babysitter's Care, Investigation Underway
05/26/21 AT 8:40 AM
An 18-month-old baby, who was found unconscious while in the care of a babysitter in Malaysia, was declared dead at a hospital Tuesday.
The child had been admitted to Seberang Jaya Hospital in Bukit Mertajam. The babysitter's daughter called an ambulance Tuesday morning from the house at Taman Seri Juru, senior police officer Shafee Abd Samad told the Star.
"The daughter saw her mother holding the unconscious toddler and called an ambulance, but the child was pronounced dead at 1pm," he said in a statement Wednesday.
The babysitter, who has not been identified, is also the aunt of the toddler's mother. The 52-year-old woman had been taking care of the child for the past month from 10 am to 6 pm, Mondays to Fridays.