Among those detained were the victim s father and grand-aunt.
Gombak OCPD Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said initially the girl s death on Dec 30 was classified as a sudden death. However, a post-mortem conducted at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital revealed that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the stomach that led to severe damage to her intestines. We then detained six people on Jan 1, he told a press conference at the Rawang Police Station on Wednesday (Jan 6).
ACP Arifai said the victim s parents have been living apart since 2017 and she was under the care of her grand-aunt. Based on bruises on her arms, we believe she was abused using a cane. We also believe she was kicked and stepped on as well, he added.