The parents of a baby girl are dismayed by a decision of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to withdraw a child abuse charge against a caretaker accused of injuring their daughter.

The baby’s father, Lim Yi Sheng, detailed his disappointment when he and his wife, Teo Siew Luo, were belatedly informed that the prosecution would be offering an alternative charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code to the accused, Wong Pui Lay.

The parents’ shock and distress stemmed from the fact that...