KUCHING: The case of four-year-old Eric Chang Wei Jie, who has been missing for over a week, has been classified as murder, says Kuching OCPD Asst Comm Ahsmon Bajah.

       He said the case was now being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

       A mum’s grief: Eric’s mother crying at the Muara Tebas jetty near Kuching where the search for her son resumed yesterday. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

       Previously, it was investigated under Section 31 (1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

       “Two suspects, namely a babysitter and her husband, have been arrested and will be remanded for further investigation.

       “Search efforts are being conducted around the Muara Tebas river and the surrounding vicinity,” he said in a statement here on Sunday, Bernama reported.

       Eric was reported missing from a house in the Bintawa residential area here on March 7.

       ACP Ahsmon also advised the public not to make any speculations or assumptions about the case as it was still under investigation.