Influencer Arrested In Melaka After 3-Year-Old Girl Tests Positive For Drugs

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A social media influencer has been arrested after a 3-year-old girl tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a compound associated with cannabis

According to Bernama, Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 39-year-old suspect is the son of the toddler's nanny.

He said the child was taken to Melaka Hospital in a semi-conscious condition at 5pm last Tuesday, 14 April, where her urine tested positive for THC.

"The child's mother informed the medical officer that the victim had been picked up from the caregiver's house in Sungai Putat.

"On 11 April, she had received respiratory assistance via a tube in the red zone of the hospital's emergency and trauma department," Dzulkhairi said.

Following the incident, a team from the Melaka police Criminal Investigation Department arrested the suspect at about 9.30pm last Wednesday, 15 April

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for child abuse.

If convicted, the suspect could face up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to RM50,000, or both.

Dzulkhairi added that the suspect has no prior criminal record and that his urine test result was negative.

Meanwhile, the child has since recovered and been discharged from the hospital.