Many domestic violence and child abuse cases go unreported


KOTA KINABALU: A high number of domestic violence and child abuse cases go unreported in the country.

And serious efforts are underway to work out ways to reach out to these people in distress through awareness campaigns nationwide, the state Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun said.

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