A BOY, 4, died after falling from his house on the 16th floor of Sri Perak Apartment, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, today.

Sentul police chief S. Shanmugamoorthy said the boy fell while playing by himself at the rear balcony in the 2pm incident.

He said the boy might have climbed onto a chair and the washing machine before falling.

“The boy was the adopted son of the homeowner and his body was taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem,” he said, adding that police are still investigating the case.

Meanwhile, a neighbour, Mohamad Feroz Abdul Karnim, 39, told Bernama that the victim’s mother had knocked on his door asking for help.

“I ran down and saw the victim’s father crying over his son’s dead body,” he said.

According to Feroz, during the incident, the couple were performing prayers, and he was cooking and did not hear any noise. – Bernama, March 24, 2020.