Prison warden remanded over shocking physical abuse of toddler
Ili
New Straits Times20 November 2017
KANGAR: A warden at a correctional centre here was remanded to facilitate an investigation into the suspected abuse of his colleague's toddler.
Magistrate Shamshol Azwa Martadza granted a four-day remand order on the 35-year-old beginning Monday.
The man was picked up by police on Sunday following a report lodged by medical officers at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital who were treating a one-year-old boy with bruises on his face and body sustained from physical abuse.
It is learnt that on Saturday night, the toddler’s mother had placed her son under the care of the man, whom she had known for almost 10 years through her work as a fellow warden at various prisons.
The man had offered to look after the boy at the correctional centre's club house so that the mother, aged 37, could work the night shift. The man, who had only reported for duty at the correctional centre two weeks ago, was temporarily residing at the club house before he would be provided with quarters from the Prison Department.
But the woman was shocked when the man returned her son to her at 7.15am the following day, as the toddler’s face, ears and body were covered with bruises.
"He claimed that the toddler sustained the bruises when he fell off the bed while sleeping.
"(The mother) took her son to the hospital for treatment, and checks revealed that the fresh bruises on the victim's face and body were consistent with being pinched or pulled.
"Doctors also found that the victim (had) as subdural haemorrhage, or light internal bleeding (in his head). However, no other serious injury was reported," Arau district police chief Superintendent Nanda Maarof said.
The toddler is currently at Tuanku Fauziah’s paediatric ward, where he has been warded for further treatment and observation.
Nanda added that police are waiting for results of the suspect's urine test, although initial investigations revealed that he has no criminal record.
The case is classified under Section 31(1)(a) of of the Child Act 2001 (Amendment 2016) for negligence and exposing a child to injury, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, or imprisonment of up to 20 years, or both upon conviction.
Ili
New Straits Times20 November 2017
KANGAR: A warden at a correctional centre here was remanded to facilitate an investigation into the suspected abuse of his colleague's toddler.
Magistrate Shamshol Azwa Martadza granted a four-day remand order on the 35-year-old beginning Monday.
The man was picked up by police on Sunday following a report lodged by medical officers at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital who were treating a one-year-old boy with bruises on his face and body sustained from physical abuse.
It is learnt that on Saturday night, the toddler’s mother had placed her son under the care of the man, whom she had known for almost 10 years through her work as a fellow warden at various prisons.
The man had offered to look after the boy at the correctional centre's club house so that the mother, aged 37, could work the night shift. The man, who had only reported for duty at the correctional centre two weeks ago, was temporarily residing at the club house before he would be provided with quarters from the Prison Department.
But the woman was shocked when the man returned her son to her at 7.15am the following day, as the toddler’s face, ears and body were covered with bruises.
"He claimed that the toddler sustained the bruises when he fell off the bed while sleeping.
"(The mother) took her son to the hospital for treatment, and checks revealed that the fresh bruises on the victim's face and body were consistent with being pinched or pulled.
"Doctors also found that the victim (had) as subdural haemorrhage, or light internal bleeding (in his head). However, no other serious injury was reported," Arau district police chief Superintendent Nanda Maarof said.
The toddler is currently at Tuanku Fauziah’s paediatric ward, where he has been warded for further treatment and observation.
Nanda added that police are waiting for results of the suspect's urine test, although initial investigations revealed that he has no criminal record.
The case is classified under Section 31(1)(a) of of the Child Act 2001 (Amendment 2016) for negligence and exposing a child to injury, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, or imprisonment of up to 20 years, or both upon conviction.
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