KUALA LUMPUR — A five-month-old baby boy, who was reported missing on Tuesday (July 3), has been found dead inside a refrigerator at the babysitter’s house in Taman Nakhoda, Batu Caves.

Police said Adam Rayqal Mohd Sufi's body was found stuffed inside the freezer compartment of the fridge on the second floor of the house, at 10.30pm on Tuesday.

The baby’s 33-year-old babysitter and her 36-year-old housemate — both of whom were not named by reports — were arrested to facilitate investigations.

The child’s father, Mohd Sufi Naeif Mohd Fauzi, 28, had lodged a report a few hours earlier after he was told by his wife that someone resembling him had picked up Adam Rayqal at the babysitter's home.

He had also uploaded a photograph of his son on social media, seeking help to locate the boy.

Gombak police chief Assistant Commissioner Ali Ahmad said the child was found wrapped in a napkin and placed inside a green zipper bag.

He said police decided to search the babysitter's home after they found discrepancies in her statement.

"She then showed the police team where the body was kept," he said.

Ali added that the case has been classified as murder.

Adam Rayqal's remains have been sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post mortem. NEW STRAITS TIMES