2007 05: Rep: Don’t leave children alone at home

The Star online. News. North. Saturday May 19, 2007

PARENTS have been advised not to leave their children unattended to avoid any untoward incident.

Bagan Jermal assemblyman Ooi Chuan Aik said there were instances where parents left their children home alone or in the car with the engine running to attend to errands.

“In the event of any casualties, the children become victims of circumstances,” he said after visiting Ang Zheng Qi at a private hospital in Butterworth recently.

Zheng Qi, five, sustained injuries after falling from the fourth floor of a flat at Jalan Raja Uda on Tuesday.

She was searching for her mother after waking up from sleep and scaled the railings near the kitchen before falling down.

She landed on the awning located on the ground floor before bouncing onto the ground. She was home alone as the mother had gone out to fetch her sibling from school.

Ooi handed over a goody bag comprising food, drinks and toys to the girl to cheer her up.