3-year-old caned by teacher in nursery

IPOH: A three-year-old girl was injured on her right hand after allegedly been caned by a teacher at a nursery in Bercham, near here, on Wednesday.

Ipoh police chief ACP Mohd Ali Tamby said a report had been received from the victim’s mother yesterday after a doctor had confirmed that the injury on her daughter’s hand was caused by caning.

“On the day of the incident at 7.45am, the victim’s mother had sent the girl to the nursery in Taman Lindungan Bercham Indah. She was in good condition.

“About 6pm, the woman found that there were wounds on her daughter’s right hand before being told by two nursery teachers that the victim had been scratching her hand,” he said in a statement here today.

The mother, along with a teacher from the nursery, had taken the girl to a clinic in Taman Ipoh Permai on Friday and was told by the doctor that her child’s hand had been infected as a result of caning.

Ali said the victim’s mother then lodged a report at Bercham police station about 10am yesterday and the nursery owner and supervisor had also come forward to give their statements.

Initial investigations found that the suspect, a 32-year-old nursery teacher, admitted to caning the victim on the right hand until a swelling appeared.

The nursery sacked the suspect immediately to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

“Police will summon the suspect to give a statement on the incident,” Ali said. -FMT