According to a media invite sent to FMT by legal firm Ng Kian Nam & Partners, the parents of Teo Yu Ze have instructed them to take legal action against those responsible for his death, though they did not specify who the defendants would be.

The firm will be holding a press conference to give details of the lawsuit at the Johor Bahru courthouse on Oct 30.

On May 1, it was reported that a school van driver pleaded not guilty ain the Batu Pahat magistrates’ court to negligence for allegedly leaving a five-year-old boy in his vehicle, resulting in the child’s death.

Yau Chee Weng, 57, was accused of committing the offence in front of a kindergarten on Jalan Indah 10/14 at Taman Bukit Indah, Iskandar Puteri, between 8am and 12.05pm on April 30.

The charge was framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum penalty of RM50,000, up to 20 years’ jail, or both, upon conviction.

The child is believed to have been accidentally left behind in the van after the driver finished dropping off other children at a kindergarten at about 7.30am.