Mum, stepdad remanded for alleged abuse of boy
KANGAR: A couple has been remanded until June 27 to assist police in their investigation into the alleged abuse of a 6-year-old boy at their home in Simpang Empat here.
The suspects, aged 27 and 37, are the child's biological mother and stepfather.
They were arrested after the boy's grandfather lodged a police report.
Kangar police chief Assistant Commissioner Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said the incident was reported last Friday when the boy told his grandfather that he had been assaulted by both his mother and stepfather while staying at their house in Simpang Empat.
"The child claimed he was pinched on the right thigh, slapped on the head, struck on the left chest with a stone, poked with a needle on his left arm and choked by both suspects.
"The ordeal left him fearful and unwilling to return to his mother's house," he said in a statement today (June 24).
Yusharifuddin said the boy had been taken to his grandfather's house, who then brought him to Tuanku Fauziah Hospital (HTF) in Kangar for a medical check-up before lodging the report.
"A physical examination found no bruises or swelling except for a puncture wound consistent with a needle prick on the left arm.
"The boy has been admitted for observation and is now under the care of his grandparents," he added.
Police detained the suspects at 11pm yesterday in Simpang Empat.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both, upon conviction.
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