Cops nab 3 men in Port Dickson child abuse case

 

The six-year-old boy’s father had died and he had been abandoned by his biological mother since young.

SEREMBAN: 

Police have arrested three men as part of an investigation into the alleged abuse of a six-year-old boy in Batu 4, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.

Port Dickson police chief Maslan Udin said a 67-year-old woman lodged a report last Thursday after finding the boy crying with visible injuries at a house.

Preliminary investigations found that the child, an orphan whose father had died, had been abandoned by his biological mother since infancy.

The boy had been under the care of the complainant in Klang, Selangor, until 2021, when he was handed over to the adoptive father.

“During the time he was with the complainant, the boy was in good health, and they stayed in contact through video and phone calls. However, at the beginning of this month, there was no more communication.

The complainant’s son went to the adoptive father’s house and found the boy injured, crying and lying naked on the floor,

 he said in a statement today.

Maslan said acting on information, police arrested the three men, aged 32 to 36, in Taman Desa Rusa, Port Dickson and Taman Dataran Segar, Lukut.

He said a background check revealed that all the suspects had previous criminal and drug-related offences, with one of them testing positive for methamphetamine.

“Preliminary questioning revealed that the suspect assaulted the boy because he claimed the child was stubborn and had frequently urinated around the house.

The items used, including a rotan and water heater, were seized,

 he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for child neglect. - FMT