Cops to summon parents of 3-year-old boy found drowned in homestay pool
Police will summon the parents of a three-year-old boy found unconscious in the swimming pool of a homestay in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, last Friday for an investigation into possible child neglect.
Acting Alor Gajah police chief Azrul Mohamed said the boy was sent to Melaka Hospital’s emergency unit and confirmed dead at 11.45pm.
“The parents will be summoned to assist in an investigation under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for ill-treatment, neglect, abandonment, or exposure of children,” Kosmo reported Azrul as saying today.
Those charged and found guilty under the section face up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM50,000, or both.
Kosmo quoted a source as saying the family had been at the homestay for a family day programme with seven other families. The group…
