Cops probe assault on autistic child


KUALA LUMPUR: Police have completed recording the statement of a student management assistant suspected of assaulting an autistic child at a primary school in Kelana Jaya.

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said their investigation found that the incident happened when an autistic pupil threw a tantrum when asked to take off his shoes before entering the classroom.

“The parents also took the child to University Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) for an examination. However, no injuries were found,” he said in a statement here yesterday, Bernama reported.

ACP Shahrulnizam said the statements of the school’s principal, deputy principal and the pupil’s parents were also recorded to assist with the investigation.

He said police have opened an investigation paper related to this case after a video of the incident involving the seven-year-old autistic child was detected on TikTok application last Saturday.

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have completed recording the statement of a student management assistant suspected of assaulting an autistic child at a primary school in Kelana Jaya.

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said their investigation found that the incident happened when an autistic pupil threw a tantrum when asked to take off his shoes before entering the classroom.

“The parents also took the child to University Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) for an examination. However, no injuries were found,” he said in a statement here yesterday, Bernama reported.

ACP Shahrulnizam said the statements of the school’s principal, deputy principal and the pupil’s parents were also recorded to assist with the investigation.

He said police have opened an investigation paper related to this case after a video of the incident involving the seven-year-old autistic child was detected on TikTok application last Saturday.

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001.

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