SEREMBAN: A 60-year-old babysitter was arrested at her home in Sendayan last night following a viral video showing her hitting and forcing a child to sit outside a house.
Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the parents of the four-year-old boy identified their son from the viral video before reporting the matter to the police.
"At 8pm yesterday, the Seremban district police headquarters received a report regarding the abuse incident, which is believed to have occurred at a residential area in Seremban," he said in a statement today.
Alzafny said the parents noticed the incident after viewing a 75-second video recording that was widely circulated on social media.
"The video shows a woman hitting a young boy at the back of a house, and the victim in the recording was confirmed by his parents to be their son," he said.
Initial investigations revealed that the parents had been sending their child to be cared for at the suspect's house, located near their residence, for the past seven months.
He added that the victim was taken to the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital here for further examination and medical treatment.
Alzafny said acting on information, police arrested the woman at 9.45pm yesterday at the scene to assist in the investigation.
A remand application against the suspect will be made at the Seremban court this morning to enable further investigations under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, he said.
He urged anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the investigating officer, Inspector Kamarul Ariffin Kamaruzaman, at 06-6033222.
It was reported yesterday that a video showing a child left outside at the rear of a house and allegedly being assaulted by a woman, believed to be the child's babysitter, had gone viral.
The footage appears to show the child crying and screaming after being left outside, before the woman exits the house and scolds the child.
The woman is also seen appearing to threaten and slap the child after reopening the door in response to the victim's loud cries. - NST
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