Kajang police chief Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the suspect in the case of the 11-month-old baby girl who died due to sexual abuse has confessed to bathing the victim on the morning of the incident.

Dzaffir said the disclosure was made by the suspect, who was also the husband of the babysitter, to the police yesterday.

“Before this, the suspect did not admit to handling the baby, but today's development has revealed he has been bathing and dressing the infant... so far, the suspect did not indicate he had done anything bad to the victim,” he said in a press conference at the Kajang police headquarters.

“The remand period of the babysitter ended today, and the suspect’s remand which ends tomorrow (today) will be extended, we will also investigate whether the suspect who tested positive for methamphetamine has mental problems.

"Besides, the case which was earlier being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2002, will be changed to Section 302 of the Penal Code (for murder),” he said.

Section 302 pertains to the punishment for murder, and carries the death sentence.

Bernama had earlier reported that the baby girl died at about 10.30am on Friday, after spending two days in critical condition at the Serdang Hospital.

The postmortem found the cause of death was believed to be due to blunt-force trauma to the head.

The baby was also found to have tears on her hymen and anus.