PETALING JAYA: The recent viral case of a seven-year-old boy, believed to have been physically abused and rescued by his neighbours, is an example of how a community can help a defenceless child.
Following the intervention from the public, a 27-year-old relative of the victim and her 30-year-old foreign friend were arrested by the police in Pasir Gudang, Johor.
He said more effective programmes should be drawn up for communities’ awareness on what to look out for and possible interventions used in similar cases. Litigation lawyer Dajlit Singh noted that Malaysia had everything under terms of law and mechanism but enforcement was still not up to mark. “Proper strategy must be in place to ensure the available laws can be properly enforced. In this day and age, fake news spreads fast but when it comes to child abuse, cries go unheard. It is mind boggling,” he added.
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