Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Post-mortem shows baby choked to death on milk
A post-mortem on a six-month-old girl who died at a nursery in Taman Impian Murni, Alma here yesterday, has confirmed the baby choked on milk.
Seberang Perai Tengah police chief ACP Azman Abd Lah said Bukit Mertajam Hospital staff found milk in the lungs of the baby, Cyndi Koay Xin Lin.
The case was classifed as sudden death, he said.
“At the moment, there is no criminal element in the baby’s death,” he said when contacted here today.
He said initial investigations revealed that Xin Lin was under the care of a woman, in her 40’s, who was an acquaintance of the deceased’s parents.
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He said initial investigations revealed that Xin Lin was under the care of a woman, in her 40’s, who was an acquaintance of the deceased’s parents.
“According to the babysitter, she fed milk to the baby before putting her to bed. About 30 minutes later, the baby was not breathing,” he said, adding that the police had recorded statements from the babysitter and the victim’s parents.