PETALING JAYA: A wave of grief and anger has erupted nationwide following the tragic death of Yu Zie, a five-year-old boy who was left for hours inside a locked school van in Taman Bukit Indah.

Police have since arrested the 56-year-old van driver as part of an ongoing investigation, according to district police chief Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan, New Straits Times reported.

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