BUKIT MERTAJAM: A 52-year-old woman has been detained by the police over the death of an 18-month-old baby under her care in Taman Seri Juru.
Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Shafee Abd Samad said the woman was arrested at about 10pm on Tuesday at her house following a report lodged by the Seberang Jaya Hospital on the baby’s death.
“Checks found that the incident happened in the toilet on the ground floor of a double-storey house. The baby was the woman’s grandniece.
“The woman has been taking care of the child for the past month from 10am to 6pm, Mondays to Fridays, ” he said yesterday.
No sneaking past: A patrol car faces off with motorists attempting to cross the state border via a rat lane between Pinang Tunggal, Penang and Kulim, Kedah. ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Stringent checks will be conducted in secret routes known as “lorong tikus” (rat lanes) in Penang to stop unauthorised crossings during the festive period, says the state police chief.
Comm Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said district police chiefs were told to tighten the dragnet on the five alternative routes on mainland Penang, three in south Seberang Prai bordering Kedah and Perak, and two at padi fields near Pinang Tunggal in Kepala Batas and Kampung Selamat in Tasek Gelugor.