Cops nab couple for abusing, burning child with lighter
Police suspect the child was beaten with a hanger and a broom.
PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a couple for allegedly abusing a child, after their actions were caught in a video that has gone viral.
Kajang district police chief Zaid Hassan said the four-year-old girl was the child of an Indonesian national but did not have any identity papers as her birth was not registered.
He said the girl had been under the couple’s care since April as her mother was incapable of caring for her.
Preliminary investigations found that the child, who was said to be hyperactive, was forced to swallow rice until she vomited.
Police suspected that she was also beaten with a hanger and a broom, and burnt with a lighter several times.
“After receiving a police report at midnight, Kajang police rescued the victim at 2.30am today and arrested one local man and a Singaporean woman at a house in Beranang, Selangor.
“They have been remanded for seven days until July 28,” Zaid said in a statement.
The girl was sent to Hospital Kajang to be treated for injuries on several parts of her body.
The case is being probed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act for neglecting and exposing a child to danger.
If found guilty, the suspects could face a fine of not more than RM50,000, or imprisonment of up to 20 years, or both.
PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a couple for allegedly abusing a child, after their actions were caught in a video that has gone viral.
Kajang district police chief Zaid Hassan said the four-year-old girl was the child of an Indonesian national but did not have any identity papers as her birth was not registered.
He said the girl had been under the couple’s care since April as her mother was incapable of caring for her.
Preliminary investigations found that the child, who was said to be hyperactive, was forced to swallow rice until she vomited.
Police suspected that she was also beaten with a hanger and a broom, and burnt with a lighter several times.
“After receiving a police report at midnight, Kajang police rescued the victim at 2.30am today and arrested one local man and a Singaporean woman at a house in Beranang, Selangor.
“They have been remanded for seven days until July 28,” Zaid said in a statement.
The girl was sent to Hospital Kajang to be treated for injuries on several parts of her body.
The case is being probed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act for neglecting and exposing a child to danger.
If found guilty, the suspects could face a fine of not more than RM50,000, or imprisonment of up to 20 years, or both.
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