A seven-year-old boy, who was fighting for his life at Melaka Hospital after nearly drowning in a swimming pool at an apartment in Taman Kota Laksamana last Sunday, has passed away.

State health, human resources and unity committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem said the body of the youngest of two siblings was handed over to the family at 12.05 PM on Tuesday (July 22), Sinar Harian reported.

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