Malacca - The incessant crying of a hungry 22-month-old girl is believed to be what drove her mother to abuse her, causing her death eventually. 

The child's 26-year-old pregnant mother was said to have told police that she had tossed her daughter in the air before knocking her head on the floor several times as she was annoyed with her continuous crying for milk. 

The child died in Tampin on July 20. 

According to earlier reports, the case was initially classified as sudden death after the mother told police that her daughter was playing in their home when she fell from a height and sustained serious injuries at 5.30pm that day. 

However, the post-mortem showed that the child had two severe cracks on the rear of her skull, apart from fresh swelling on her forehead and nose. Old injuries were also found on her body. The case was then re-classified as murder and investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code. 

State CID chief Asst Comm Kamaluddin Kassim said the case was solved due to teamwork from the Malacca police headquarters and the Alor Gajah contingent. He added that the investigation papers would be submitted to the Malacca courts in the next few days.

Source: The Star