SIBU: Police have reclassified an abuse case involving a nine-month-old baby, here, as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
The reclassification comes following the death of Aariz Harraz Zahin Azman at the Sibu Hospital at 11.55am yesterday after his life support machine was turned off at 11.30am.
Aariz Harraz was being treated at the hospital following injuries sustained as a result of being abused, allegedly by his babysitter.
Sibu district police chief Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the suspect's remand which ended yesterday has been extended until Jan 17 to facilitate further investigation.
Aariz Harraz had been receiving treatment since last Monday and was declared as brain dead at 9.10am by a team of medical officers treating him.
In the incident last Monday, the victim was found to be in a weakened state when he was picked up from his babysitter's house in Taman Permai Jaya, Sibu.
He was then rushed to the Sibu Hospital for treatment.
Based on checks by a paediatric specialist, it was confirmed that Aariz Harraz suffered bleeding in his brain and both eyes apart from a skull fracture on the left side of his head due to blunt force trauma.
The babysitter was arrested after the victim's father lodged a police report.
She admitted to having shaken the baby vigorously because he was crying continuously and claimed she was stressed as a result of menstrual cramps.
Investigation found that the suspect did not have a license to operate a daycare and was only helpint to take care of children during office hours.
