MELAKA, May 9 -- Police have denied a viral WhatsApp message claiming that a two-month-old baby boy, suspected of being abused by his parents until he lost consciousness, has died.

Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the baby is conscious, able to drink milk as usual and is in stable condition under the care of medical specialists at Melaka Hospital.

"The claim that the baby has died is false. The baby boy may also be moved from the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) to a regular ward today, depending on the doctor's report.

"The baby has also been placed under the supervision of the Alor Gajah Social Welfare Department (JKM)," he told reporters after officiating the closing ceremony of the Melaka Contingent Basic Ligh...