‘Ugly duckling’ of family prone to abuse, study shows

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have found that children who do not have good looks are more prone to become victims of abuse.

Royal Malaysia Police Crime Investigation Department Principal Assistant Director (Sexual, Abuse and Child Investigation Division), ACP Hamidah Yunos said even among siblings, the child who did not have the looks would be the black sheep of the family and often became the target of the parents' ire.