The baby is said to have suffered serious injuries, including brain haemorrhaging and a fractured skull.

Terengganu police chief Rohaimi Isa said the child’s father lodged a police report on Wednesday when he found that the baby was weak and in pain after picking him up from the centre.

He said the father, who is a medical officer, took the baby to a hospital for an examination after finding blood clots in his head.

Rohaimi said police arrested three babysitters at the centre, aged 22 to 33, to assist in the investigation.

They also obtained CCTV footage, he told reporters after the Terengganu police contingent’s monthly assembly here.

The child is currently at the children’s intensive care unit at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital.

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or imprisonment not more than 20 years or both, upon conviction.