Melaka couple remanded over death of disabled 9-year-old girl

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The mother and stepfather of a nine-year-old girl, who died from alleged physical abuse at her home in Taman Kota Laksamana in Melaka, have been remanded for seven days to assist investigations.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2c9uc55z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The mother and stepfather of a nine-year-old girl who died from suspected physical abuse

00:06at their home in Taman Kota, Laksamana, Melaka, have been remanded for seven days to assist in

00:12the investigation. Ayur Kero Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohamed Suleiman issued the remand order

00:18on Tuesday, detaining the couple aged 38 and 36 until June 30 under Section 302 of the Penal Code

00:28for murder. The victim, the second of three siblings, was reportedly physically disabled

00:34and unable to walk. Melaka Tengah OCPD Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit said the case

00:41came to light on Monday after a private hospital doctor alerted police to possible child abuse.

00:47The girl had been brought to the hospital by her stepfather, a restaurant assistant.

00:52Medical staff found she had a broken leg and bruises on her head and body.

00:56She was pronounced dead at 9.45am on the same day in the hospital's emergency ward.

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