Woman, 37, arrested after her 2 children fell from M'sia apartment building

Police have arrested the 37-year-old mother of the two children who fell from the twelfth floor of an apartment building in Johor, The Star reported.

The woman is a foreigner.

One of the children, an eight-year-old girl died at the scene.

The other, a 10-year-old boy, was critically injured and admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit.

Investigations underway

The police received a call about the incident at around 8:27am on Jun. 7.

In a statement to the press, Johor police chief Ab Rahaman said police arrested the mother at noon on the same day.

The suspect has no criminal record, and tested negative on a drug test, according to The Star.

The police have obtained a four-day remand order until Jun. 11 for investigations under the Child Act 2001 for child abuse, neglect, abandonment or exposure.

Rahaman said that several witnesses were also called to record their statements.

"The real cause and motive of the incident are still under investigation," he said, according to Bernama.

Rahaman asked the public to not make any speculations that would disrupt the investigation.

He also urged anyone with information to contact the police.

What happened

Around 8am on Jun. 7, the two children fell from the 12th floor and landed on the seventh floor, Sinchew cited a resident saying.

The brother and sister landed near the swimming pool area, and a resident who was there at the time heard a loud impact, The New Straits Times reported.

Moments after the girl was found lying motionless, another loud sound was reportedly heard, and the boy was found injured at the scene.