Dad unhappy over delay in probe into son’s alleged abuse

 

The father says he found bruises and scratches on his son’s back, ears and cheeks.

PETALING JAYA: A frustrated father wants the police to take action against a teacher accused of abusing his four-year-old son at a nursery in Pandamaran, Klang, last month.

The man said he fetched his son from the nursery at about 1pm on May 13 and found that he had bruises and scratches on his back, ears and cheeks.

In his police report, the 33-year-old said a teacher admitted that she had hit the boy with her hands after he defecated in his pants.

The salesman said he then brought his son to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, where doctors confirmed the boy’s injuries.

He said his son had been left traumatised by the incident and was afraid of going back to the nursery.

Royston Tan, the lawyer representing the man, said the police had yet to make an arrest despite the alleged incident happening a month ago.

Tan said the investigating officer told him they were still waiting for a report from a child interview centre.

The centres, set up under Bukit Aman’s sexual, abuse and child investigation division, deal with sexual and abuse cases involving children and women.

“My main concern is, if this case has been prolonged for so long, will the police miss out on the ‘golden opportunity’ to gather all the evidence such as CCTV footage?” he told FMT.

“The police should arrest the suspect and get all the evidence as soon as possible.”

Tan also said that a check with the social welfare department revealed that there were no records of the nursery centre in its system.

He said the Klang Selatan police headquarters should monitor the case to ensure justice for the boy.

FMT has reached out to the Klang Selatan police for comment. - FMT