Lack of evidence: Police confirm NFA on autistic boy's alleged abuse case

Summary

• Shah Alam district police chief Iqbal Ibrahim confirms that the investigation into an alleged abuse of an autistic boy has been classified as no further action.

• Selangor Legal Adviser office decided this due to lack of evidence.

• Police urge anyone with information on the incident to come forward.

Police have confirmed that an alleged abuse case involving an autistic boy in Shah Alam was classified as “no further action” (NFA), citing a lack of evidence.

According to Shah Alam district police chief Iqbal Ibrahim, the Selangor Legal Adviser office decided this after reviewing police findings.

He said the police launched an investigation after receiving a report from the mother of the six-year-old victim, stating that her husband had noticed a reddish mark on the back of the boy's body and under his right eye when he was bathing him in the evening on Jan 15.

The mother also noticed that her son, who has mild autism, was less active and did not interact much when she picked her up from a nursery earlier that day.

"Checks on CCTV recordings at the nursery did not show the incident. Investigation papers were submitted to the Selangor Legal Advisor Office, which then decided on the NFA given the lack of solid evidence to continue the case.

"However, if there is any new evidence provided by any witness, police can continue the investigation and resubmit our investigation papers for further instructions.

"Thus, we urge anyone who has information on this incident to contact the police," Iqbal said.

The police statement came after the victim's father aired his dissatisfaction over the decision on social media.

In a Facebook post last night, Nazmi Zulkifli said he had been keeping quiet about the case to allow investigation, only to be informed that the case has been classified as NFA.

He claimed that there was a medical report that stated that his son's injuries were a result of abuse.

According to the father, a teacher claimed that his son fell while playing slides but CCTV recordings from the day of the incident showed no sign of the boy playing there or anyone falling.

"More unfortunate, there was no CCTV recording from my son's classroom as it was being repaired," he said.

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