KUALA LUMPUR: A teenager, who allegedly sexually assaulted a girl at a mosque in Batang Kali, Selangor, has learning disabilities and police have been granted a week to remand him.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the remand order on the 19-year-old suspect was granted at the Kuala Kubu Baru Sessions Court yesterday.
“Preliminary investigations found that the suspect did not know the victim,” he said when contacted by Bernama.
The case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
On Friday, a CCTV footage went viral, showing a person wearing a white skullcap sneaking into the women’s prayer area.
He approached a child from behind while she was prostrating and hugged her before carrying her away without being noticed by the other worshippers.
The man is seen struggling as he attempted to assault the victim. He fled when the victim resisted.
The suspect was arrested at his home, about 1km from the mosque, at 10am on Friday.
Meanwhile, Selangor Welfare Department director Azmir Kassim, when contacted, said the suspect has an OKU (persons with disabilities) card.
“We found that he did indeed have an OKU Learning Disability card since he was a child,” he said.
