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Missing boy, 6, found dead in Malaysian plantation ditch
🇲🇾 Malaysia /Crime & Justice

Missing boy, 6, found dead in Malaysian plantation ditch

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A six-year-old boy was found dead in a palm oil plantation ditch in Bagan Datuk, Malaysia.
  • The child, Muhammad Faith Fatih Abdullah Fattah, was reported missing from his home and discovered by the public during a search operation.
  • The rescue operation involved firefighters, police, and a K9 unit, with the body later handed over to the police.

A six-year-old boy has been found dead in a ditch within a palm oil plantation in Bagan Datuk, Malaysia. Muhammad Faith Fatih Abdullah Fattah was discovered by members of the public on Tuesday night, approximately 330 meters from his home. The discovery occurred during a search and rescue operation initiated after the child was reported missing.

The victim was found about 330 meters from his home.

— Sabarodzi Nor AhmadSabarodzi Nor Ahmad, Assistant Director of Operations for the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Perak, provided details about the discovery location.

The boy's disappearance was noted when his home's front door was found open and he was no longer inside. Initial searches by his father in the surrounding area yielded no results, prompting a police report. The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Perak was alerted by police and mobilized a search team from the Hutan Melintang Fire and Rescue Station.

The disappearance of the child was realized after the victim was found to be missing from the house while the front door of the house was open.

— Sabarodzi Nor AhmadSabarodzi Nor Ahmad explained the circumstances under which the child's absence was first noticed.

The operation utilized a police K9 unit to scour the palm oil plantation behind the victim's residence. Ultimately, it was civilians who found the child in the ditch. Firefighters assisted in retrieving the body, which was then transferred to the police for further investigation. The search and rescue operation concluded late Tuesday night.

Initial search efforts were carried out by the victim's father around the house and the nearby palm oil plantation area, but failed to find the victim.

— Sabarodzi Nor AhmadSabarodzi Nor Ahmad described the initial, unsuccessful search conducted by the child's father.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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