Johor Bahru Utara deputy police chief Fariz Ammar Abdullah said the incident occurred at about 3pm while the boy was eating at a table with other family members.

The boy, who was at the table in a baby chair, pushed the table with his foot, causing the chair to flip and the boy to hit his head on the floor.

Fariz said the boy’s father took his son to a private clinic, which then advised him to bring the boy to a hospital due to the child’s serious condition.

The father took his son to a private hospital in Iskandar Puteri, where a medical officer pronounced the child dead, he said.

The boy’s remains were sent to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital for a post-mortem to determine the actual cause of death.

Police have classified the case as sudden death.