Over 1,300 cases of severely neglected children recorded since 2020, Parliament told

KUALA LUMPUR: Over 1,300 cases of severely neglected or abandoned children have been recorded over the last five years, says the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

The ministry said all 1,352 cases of abandoned or neglected children since 2020 have been classified under Section 17(1) of the Child Act 2001 (Act 611).