Six-month-old baby dies of suspected suffocation at Melaka childcare centre

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A six-month-old baby boy died at a childcare centre in Melaka on Wednesday (July 16), believed to have suffocated while lying face-down and swaddled.   The tragedy unfolded when a caregiver checked on the infant about an hour after putting him to sleep—only to find him unresponsive, with a bluish complexion.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n84ab4j   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A six-month-old baby boy died at a childcare centre in Malacca on Wednesday, believed to

00:08have suffocated while lying face down and swaddled. The tragedy unfolded when a caregiver

00:14checked on the infant about an hour after putting him to sleep, only to find him unresponsive,

00:20with a bluish complexion. According to a reliable source, the caregiver immediately alerted the

00:26nursery operator and rushed the baby to a nearby clinic in Ujung Pasir. A doctor there performed

00:33CPR for 30 minutes while waiting for an ambulance. Upon arrival at Malacca Hospital's Red Zone around

00:406 p.m., medical teams continued resuscitation efforts for another half hour, but the baby

00:46was sadly pronounced dead shortly after. A preliminary examination revealed no signs of foul play,

00:52and the hospital filed a police report the same day. Melaka Tengah Police Chief Assistant

00:57Commissioner Christopher Patit confirmed the case is being investigated under Section 31,

01:03subsection 1, paragraph A of the Child Act 2001 for negligence in the care of a child.

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