Kajang police chief Zaid Hassan said police received a report from a medical officer at Serdang Hospital regarding a girl who was brought to the hospital.

He said the medical officer stated that the girl was brought by an ambulance from her home to the hospital’s Emergency and Trauma Department Red Zone in an unconscious state at 11.33pm on Monday.

“An examination found that the victim had died on the way to the hospital. A post-mortem found that the cause of death is believed to be from the impact of a blunt object on the head and abdomen, which caused the girl’s intestine to rupture.

“There were also scars and bruises on the victim’s bottom, chest and arm,” he said in a statement tonight.

He said a 53-year-old local man, who is the victim’s stepfather, was arrested at the hospital at 2.25pm today to assist in investigations into the case.

Zaid said the suspect confessed that he beat the victim with his hand. He had also kicked her and hit her with a bucket out of anger.

The stepfather claimed that the victim often caused problems at home while her mother was away.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, and the remand application will be made tomorrow, Zaid said.

“We urge the public or any individual who has information about this incident to come forward by contacting the nearby police station or the investigating officer Ray Erindra Raj at 019-6616640,” he said.