00:00A seven-year-old autistic boy, who was reported missing from Taman Tongkutabor in Alor Star
00:07on Friday evening, has been found drowned in Sungai Kedah.
00:11Kota Star OCPD Assistant Commissioner Siti Noor Salawati Saad confirmed that the victim,
00:17Firash Daniel Mohamed Hafiz Ansley, was discovered on the riverbank approximately 100 metres
00:23from his home at around 8.12 am on Saturday.
00:27A police report was filed at 5.40 pm after the boy's mother realised he was missing
00:32at 4.30 pm.
00:34In response, the police mobilised a search team of 30 officers, initially focusing their
00:40efforts on the residential area and along the banks of Sungai Kedah.
00:45The victim was found without clothes.
00:48His body has been sent to the Forensic Department at Sultana Bahia Hospital for a post-mortem
00:53examination.
00:55The case has been classified as a sudden death.
00:58Earlier, authorities discovered the boy's clothes and slippers near a drain about 20
01:03metres from his home.
01:05Salawati noted that the child likely removed his disposable diaper before walking toward
01:09the river.
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