Welfare Dept took on 5,200 cases involving kids from Jan-Aug, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 5,200 cases involving children ranging from abuse to neglect were handled by the Social Welfare Department as of August this year.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri told the Dewan Rakyat the breakdown was 1,240 physical abuse cases, 1,603 sexual abuse, 73 emotional abuse, 1,530 neglect and 156 cases of abandoned or orphaned children.