The New Straits Times, 7 Jan 2014
KAJANG: An 11-year old girl was believed to have been subjected to horrific abuse by her stepmother, who allegedly stuffed chili powder into the girl’s mouth and private parts.
The incident allegedly took place in full view of the girl’s two
younger siblings and ailing grandmother at their home in Beranang on
Saturday.
The 31-year-old suspect was arrested at the house in Tasik Kesuma after the girl’s aunt lodged a report the same day.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said,
several hours after the excruciating torture, the girl went to her
aunt's house nearby and told her.
"As the victim's siblings were only three and five years old, and the
grandmother was very old and weak, nobody could stop the suspect.
“We are attempting to trace the victim’s father, who has been away for several days,” he said.
Police believe that the abuse had been going on for sometime as the girl’s body was riddled with burn marks.
Rashid said a burnt spoon, believed to have been used in the abuse, was found in the house’s kitchen.
The suspect, a housewife, was remanded for three days. An extension application was filed this morning, said Rashid.
The girl is currently receiving treatment for her severe injuries and trauma at the Kajang Hospital.
The case is investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act for causing physical injury.
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