The case was uncovered when the 29-year-old mother, who worked as a nursery assistant, took her son to the Kajang Hospital in the morning after the child experienced respiratory problems.
Kajang police chief ACP Othman Nanyan said the boy, who was two years and 10 months old, was admitted to the emergency ward and there were reddish marks and swellings on his body.
“A few minutes later, the child died. The results of the post-mortem conducted at 5pm yesterday found that the child’s ribs were broken, there were many bruise marks on the body and the pancreas was torn, causing internal bleeding,” he said when contacted.
“The cause of death was ‘abdominal injuries consistent with blunt force trauma’,” he said when contacted today.
Othman said the woman’s 39-year-old boyfriend, who worked at a food stall, had tested positive for ganja.
He said the case would be investigated for murder.