Siti Zabrina Adin is given 15 years - up from the 10 years imposed earlier by a S'ban court for causing the death of the four-year-old.
0The duo is alleged to have chained the 10-year-old boy by the neck to a gas cylinder in a house in Malacca, last month.
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There is no bigger human responsibility than being a parent.
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The toddler's brother has admitted to beating her, though police are unsure when the beatings happened.
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Her mother, 42, and brother, 22, are held for questioning.
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Police say the 31-year-old man is a boyfriend of the boy's mother.
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The little girl is seen in a video, repeatedly beaten with a wooden stick for dropping her food on the dining table.
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She was being punished for refusing to clean a classroom.
0The boy, 9, was believed to have been punched and beaten with a cane.
0According to the charge sheet, both accused have been taking care of the now 20-year-old victim since she was 13.
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To move independently and study terms of element and policy of the laws on child sexual crimes, the minister adds.
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I refer to Malaysiakini’s article ‘Boy ‘abused by assistant school warden’ dies’ ( April 26, 2017).
0UPDATED 8.37PM | The 11-year-old, who is now in a coma, had his legs amputated to avoid infection.
0A few days ago I read an article written by the de facto Law Minister on the Sexual Offences Against Children 2017 Bill. Congratulations, Azalina Othman Said, for a job well done where MPs from both sides consensually agreed for the passing of the bill.
0“So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialised, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality. You can say: This did happen to me. It was that bad. It was the fault and responsibility of the adult. I was - and am - innocent.”
- Ellen Bass, ‘The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse’
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In the new bill, whipping rule covers all sexual offences against children, defined as someone aged below 18.
0Four suspects, including the two-year-old's mother and her boyfriend, are in police custody.
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The deceased was the son of the 34-year-old male accused.
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Though the phrase ‘Fight Child Sexual Abuse’ sounds positive, yet one must realise the realities and challenges surrounding the effort. Otherwise we may have the thought but meaningless and ineffective strategies to deal with the issues.
0COMMENT | This is needed to protect children and those vulnerable to sexual-related offences.
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Owner faces four charges, employees charged with three counts each, including for abetment.
0Police to detain the three staffers and nursery owner for another two days.
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Pictures of the children whose hands and feet were tied up had gone viral.
0COMMENT | The care and protection we afford our young is the watermark of our civilisation.
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