KUALA LUMPUR: A four-year-old boy, who was born with a hole in the heart, is believed to have been abused by his teacher at a day care centre.
The boy's mother discovered the abuse, believed to have been going on since he was enrolled at the centre last month, on Monday.
“I noticed small bruises and marks on him since he was sent there but I had dismissed it, thinking because he was an active child.
“However, when I took off his shirt to give him a bath yesterday, I saw marks all over his body and back which looked like he had been beaten,” said 30-year-old Ong Mei Li.
Ong rushed her son to Selayang Hospital where doctors confirmed that he had been abused.
Upset, Ong confronted the teacher, identified as a Ms Khoo, at the centre in Sri Gombak. The latter denied the accusation.
“I trusted her and even explained to her his condition when I enrolled him there but she betrayed my trust,” Ong told reporters at her house in Taman Amaniah in Gombak on Tuesday. She has lodged a police report on the matter.
Ong was accompanied by MCA Youth complaints bureau and public welfare vice-chief Alex Lee who urged the police to act on the complaint.
“It is a terrible thing to do to a child and it is fortunate that this abuse was discovered before it affected his heart,” he said.
Gombak police confirmed that a report on the matter had been lodged.
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