Missing Johor boy found buried in Jempol, father arrested
Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said that they received information about the discovery of the six-year-old victim's body at about 4.30 pm on Monday (July 28).
He said initial investigations revealed that the boy was reported missing in Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru, on July 24 and the case was being investigated under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Children Act 2001 and classified as a missing person.
'Following the missing persons report, Johor police arrested a man believed to be the child's biological father, aged 36, at about noon on the same day (July 24) in Johor Bahru, which led to the discovery of the child's body (in Negri Sembilan),' he said in a statement here on Monday night.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code (murder). - Bernama
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