KUALA LUMPUR: A woman and her Sudanese boyfriend are expected to be charged with the murder of her three-year-old daughter.

Aaliyah Aiman Hussin Abdullah's death last week at a condominium in Cheras was believed to have been due to abuse.

The pair, both aged 24, have been questioned in relation to the offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty.

Police have submitted their report to the prosecutor and are awaiting further instructions.

The woman is believed to have tried to conceal the girl's cause of death.

She was initially reported to have told police that her daughter was abused by a maid but investigations revealed she did not have domestic help.

Kajang district police chief Assistant Comm Mohd Sakaruddin Che Mood told Bernama that the Sudanese entered the country using a student visa but did not attend any institute of higher learning.

The couple were arrested on Oct 14 and were being remanded until Oct 25.

Meanwhile, Rashita A. Hamid reports that Aaliyah's mother had divorced her first husband two months after marriage.

However, no one knows where Aaliyah's biological father is.

Sources said Aaliyah's grandfather collected her body before burying her at an undisclosed location in the city.

An autopsy revealed that Aaliyah suffered a fractured skull and had injuries on her body.

Police are still waiting for the full report to determine if she had been sexually abused. -The Star/Asia News Network