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Mother Detained After Toddler Dies from Heat Exhaustion

1/28/2026

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A two-year-old boy in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, died from heat exhaustion after being left in a car by his mother on January 27.
Police chief Azahar Abdul Rahim said the mother forgot to drop her son off at a babysitter around 8 AM and only realized he was in the vehicle after finishing work at 5 PM.
Doctors from Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital pronounced the child dead at the scene.
The toddler's remains were sent for a post-mortem.
The mother, aged 35, has been detained for investigation under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

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A two-year-old boy in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, died from heat exhaustion after being left in a car by his mother on January 27.
Police chief Azahar Abdul Rahim said the mother forgot to drop her son off at a babysitter around 8 AM and only realized he was in the vehicle after finishing work at 5 PM.
Doctors from Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital pronounced the child dead at the scene.
The toddler's remains were sent for a post-mortem.
The mother, aged 35, has been detained for investigation under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.