KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 -- Police have confirmed that a seven-month-old baby girl found dead at a home in Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, last Thursday died from multiple injuries across her body.

Acting Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said a post-mortem revealed the infant had suffered a fractured skull.

He said the injuries and death were the result of ongoing abuse over the past month.

"Investigations revealed that the injuries were caused after the baby cried incessantly, leading the foster mother to allegedly abuse her," he told Utusan Malaysia.

He added that the woman's husband works as a salesman, while she is a homemaker.

"Further investigations are ongoing to complete the case file," he said.

Earlier, t...