‘Gas tank’ boy complained of beatings


Safe from harm: A Welfare Department officer accompanying the 10-year-old boy after leaving the special court for children. — Bernama

KUANTAN: The 10-year-old boy found tied and chained to a gas tank at his home in Indera Makhota had contacted his biological father several times to complain that he was being beaten by his stepfather.

The victim’s 36-year-old biological father, who declined to be named, said he had immediately contacted his ex-wife to confirm the matter.

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