KANGAR: Police have arrested a woman near the Titi Kerbau flyover along the Changlun-Kuala Perlis Highway for allegedly abusing her 11-year-old daughter.
Kangar OCPD Asst Comm Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said the 33-year-old woman was detained at 1.30pm on Tuesday (April 8) after the headmaster of the child's school in Jitra lodged a police report the previous day.
"The girl is believed to have been abused by her biological mother.
"The headmaster became aware of the situation when the girl arrived late to school," he said in a statement on Wednesday (April 9).
A medical examination conducted at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah here found injuries on various parts of the child's body, believed to have been caused by biting and stabbing with a pair of scissors.
ACP Yusharifuddin said the child has been admitted for treatment, while the woman, who lives in a housing area here, has been remanded for four days to facilitate investigations.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum fine of RM20,000, imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both, upon conviction. – Bernama
