Abused child recovering in hospital, dad nabbed


Urgent action: Nancy speaking to reporters confirming the social Welfare Dept has intervened to protect the injured child. - Bernama

KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department has taken action in a case involving a six-year-old girl who was injured after allegedly being thrown into a drain by her father in Saratok.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said child protection officers had visited the victim, who is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.

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