11-month-old baby dies under nanny's care

ALOR GAJAH - An 11-month-old baby girl died after losing consciousness at her babysitter's house in Ayer Molek, Melaka Tengah, on Monday morning.

The victim's mother, who only wanted to be identified as Zaidah, 35, said she sent her daughter at about 7.30am to the babysitter's house, nearby their family home in Taman Desa Ayer Molek.

However, she said while she was working in Sungai Udang, she was contacted by the babysitter who told her the baby was unconscious.

"At about 11am, the babysitter contacted me to inform me about the incident.

"Since I was still in Sungai Udang at the time, while my husband was also working, I asked the babysitter to immediately take the baby to Klinik Kesihatan Ayer Molek to get immediate medical care," she told reporters at her house in Kampung Titian Bintangor, Lubok Cina on Monday night.

She said, the Melaka Hospital later confirmed that the baby, who had been cared for by the nanny since she was four months old, had died.

"So far the hospital has not confirmed the cause of death and will have to wait for the full report of the autopsy results," she said.

Meanwhile, the victim's father, who refused to be identified said he could not comment further because the case was still under police investigation.

"We accept out fate, let the police carry out the investigation first because we don't want to blame any party," he said.

The victim's body was then brought back to his father's hometown before being buried at Titian Bintangor Muslim Cemetery at about 10.30pm.

In the meantime, Melaka Tengah District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit when contacted confirmed the incident said the case was classified as sudden death as of now.

"We are still waiting for the full autopsy report," he said.