SEPANG, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Police have confirmed that a young boy, aged around three, died after falling from the 11th floor of a residential building in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi here, early this morning.
Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said his team received a report regarding the incident at 5.54 am today.
"The victim, a Malay boy, was confirmed dead at the scene," he said in a statement today.
Norhizam said the investigation paper was opened under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001.
The post-mortem process on the victim at the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital, Serdang, has also been completed, he said.
In this regard, Norhizam advised the public not to spread unverified information regarding the incident.
"Individuals with information related to the incident are requested to contact the investigating officer, Inspector Mohamad Farizi Ramlee, at 014-314 5347," he said.
-- BERNAMA