AN 11-year-old girl died, believed to have been abused by her stepfather in an incident at Taman Sri Ramal, Kajang, Selangor on Monday.

Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said police received a report from a medical officer at Serdang Hospital regarding a girl who was brought to the hospital at 12.39am yesterday.

He said the officer stated that the hospital received the girl, who was taken by an ambulance from her home, in an unconscious state at 11.33pm on Monday.

“The examination found that the victim had died on the way to the hospital. The post-mortem conducted by specialist doctors today found that the cause of death was due to impact of a blunt object to the head and abdomen, which caused the intestine to rupture,” he said in a statement tonight.

“There are also injury scars and bruises on the victim’s bottom, chest and arm.”

He said a 53-year-old local man, who is the girl’s stepfather, was arrested on the hospital premises at 2.25pm today to assist in the investigation into the case.

Zaid said initial investigation revealed that the suspect had beaten the victim using his hand, feet and a bucket in a toilet out of anger, as he claimed the victim often caused problems at home while her mother was away.

The case is being investigated under section 302 of the penal code for murder, and the remand application will be made tomorrow, he said.

“We urged the public or any individual who has information about this incident to come forward by contacting the nearby police station or the investigating officer ASP Ray Erindra Raj at 019-661 6640,” he said. – Bernama, November 23, 2022.