Cops detain Pontian couple for not seeking medical treatment for their badly burned son


PONTIAN: Police detained a couple for failing to send their son who suffered from burns to hospital for treatment five days after the incident happened.

Pontian OCPD Supt Mohammad Shofee Tayib said they were detained following a report by one of their family members who was not satisfied with their lackadaisical attitude.

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