Babysitter’s husband held

PETALING JAYA: The husband of a babysitter who was arrested over the death of a nine-month-old boy under their care in Ara Damansara last month is expected to be charged with murder today.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid yesterday said that an autopsy on the victim, who was the son of the 35year-old suspect’s neighbour, showed the boy was suffocated and sodomised.

“There were injuries to the victim’s mouth and tears on his anus, indicating penetration with a blunt object. It is believed the victim was suffocated to death before being sexually assaulted,” he said.

He said the child was alone with the suspect in a room at an apartment on Jalan PJU 1A/42, Ara Damansara on April 27.

Mohamad Fakhrudin said two hours later when the victim began vomiting and became unconscious later, the suspect sent him to the Sungai Buloh Hospital at 7pm where doctors pronounced him dead.

The suspect, who was arrested on April 29 together with his wife who is also aged 35, has two previous drug-related offences.

Both tested positive for drug abuse at the time of their arrest.