A mother has been arrested after allegedly feeding her three children methadone, leaving one dead and two in critical condition in Kajang.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a woman suspected of feeding her three children a dangerous liquid believed to be methadone.
The incident in Kajang this morning left one child dead and two others in critical condition.
Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar confirmed the 35-year-old suspect’s detention. “Yes, I confirm that one child has died while two others are receiving treatment at a hospital,” he said when contacted.
A full media statement will be issued soon, he added. Media reports earlier stated an 11-year-old boy had died.
His two younger brothers, aged nine and five, are being treated in the intensive care unit at Hospital Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin in Kajang. The alleged poisoning occurred at a house in Sungai Ramal Baru.
