A four-month-old baby boy was left in serious condition after falling ill at a nursery in Bandar Saujana Putra, Selangor, prompting an urgent police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi said police received a report from a doctor at a clinic in Bandar Saujana Putra at 3.29 pm on January 3, after an unconscious infant was brought in by a daycare caregiver. The baby appeared pale with bluish lips and feet and showed no signs of breathing when he arrived at the clinic. The doctor immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administered oxygen while waiting for an ambulance to transfer the infant to Putrajaya Hospital.
At about 4.35 pm, Putrajaya Hospital received the baby and continued CPR for over 30 minutes, but there was no response. The infant was pronounced dead at 5.05 pm. Police opened an investigation paper under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act, and statements were recorded from the nursery’s operator and staff, although no arrests had been made at the time of the report.
Initial investigations revealed the premises were unlicensed, and the licence application had yet to be approved. Following the incident, the Selangor Social Welfare Department ordered the child care centre to close on January 7 after being informed about the case by police on January 5. Authorities said the closure was part of standard procedure while investigations into the nursery’s operations and the events leading to the baby’s condition continue.
In a separate but similar case, two childcare workers from a centre at Hospital Seberang Jaya in Bukit Mertajam were remanded for seven days after a four-month-old baby boy died following care at the facility. The infant, Hayl Haarith Mohd Syafaeez, had been sent to the nursery the previous night while his mother, a nurse, was working the night shift. He was rushed to the hospital’s Emergency Department in an unconscious state and was pronounced dead at 4.20 am. Police are investigating the death under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, and CCTV recordings at the premises have been reviewed.
Both incidents have raised serious concerns about nursery safety, licensing compliance, and caregiver training for infants. Health experts warn that symptoms such as bluish lips, difficulty breathing, and unresponsiveness in babies require immediate emergency attention, as they can indicate lack of oxygen or other life-threatening conditions. Investigations remain ongoing in both cases.
