The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will be investigating the death of a four-year-old child, which the family claimed was due to the hospital's lack of necessary care.

"Given the circumstances of the case, and bearing in mind the serious nature of the allegations, including an allegation of a violation of the right to life, Suhakam will investigate the claim of the family that the hospital had failed to ensure appropriate treatment of the deceased," said Suhakam chairperson Razali Ismail in a statement today.

The child Laraniya Wilbert was allegedly brought in dead at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang on March 20, though the family has disputed this.

The family of the child and several NGOs presented a memorandum to Suhakam yesterday urging for them to look into this matter as well as getting CCTV recording of the child arriving at the hospital.

Laraniya's mother Prem Sri had reportedly said that her child was alive when she left her with the hospital's medical personnel.

Organisasi Penggerak Sosial dan Minda Nambikkai national president Kalai Vanar, who was present at Suhakam yesterday, had also reportedly questioned why the hospital had given the child a nebuliser to help her breathe.

"If the child is dying or if there’s suspicion that the child is already dead, then the normal medical procedure is to conduct CPR (cardiopulmonary respiration)," he had said.

Kalai also said it does not make sense that the hospital had supposedly taken blood from the child's leg for a blood test.

"Do you try to take blood from someone who is already dead?" he asked.

The hospital had earlier released a statement that the child was already dead when she arrived at the hospital.

"Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang would like to state that the patient named Laraniya Wilbert was brought in an unconscious state to the Emergency Unit of HTAR at 9.30pm on March 20, 2017 with body spasms.

"Initial examination of the patient found that she showed no signs of life and CPR was initiated by emergency medicine specialists. The measures, however failed to resuscitate the patient," the hospital had said.

In the statement today, Suhakam stressed that every person has the right to the enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, which includes the right to healthcare and emergency services.

"Suhakam emphasises that medical negligence and malpractice interfere with the quality of care received by a patient vis-a-vis the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health," Razali said.