SHAH ALAM: A total of 1,076 child abuse cases were reported in the state from January to September this year, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly was told Wednesday (Dec 1).
State Public Health, Unity, and Women and Family Development Committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said based on statistics from the Selangor police, this number included 527 cases of physical abuse, emotional abuse (35 cases) and sexual abuse or harassment (514), without specifying cases involving paedophiles.
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