‘Some 200 child abuse cases reported this year’


A TOTAL of 209 child abuse cases were reported in Penang from January to September this year, says Chong Eng.

The Penang social development and non-Islamic religious affairs committee chairman said 91 of the cases were sexual abuse cases.

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