The Malacca Social Welfare Department (JKM) will apply for temporary custody of two siblings of the seven-year-old boy who died in Taman Krubong Jaya last Friday, from suspected abuse by his mother and stepfather.

State Women's Affairs, Family Development and Welfare Committee chairperson Latipah Omar said the application would be submitted tomorrow to ensure the welfare of the two siblings was taken care of.

In the 4pm incident, the child was allegedly drowned in a water tub...