Johor Bahru: Johor police have confirmed receiving a report regarding the death of a five-month-old baby boy while under the care of a babysitter at a childcare centre in Kangkar Pulai here yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, District police chief ACP M. Kumaresan mentioned that a police report was lodged by the victim’s 31-year-old mother at 4.24 pm. The baby was found unconscious after being woken from sleep by a local babysitter, aged around 34. The victim was taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru and was pronounced dead by hospital staff.

A post-mortem was conducted and found no external injuries on the victim’s body, and the cause of death is still under investigation. No arrests have been made so far.