Man arrested for allegedly abusing wife, nine children

Penang Criminal Investigation Department head SAC Rahimi Ra'ais said the 41-year-old man was arrested yesterday following a report lodged by his wife.

"The woman, aged 31, claimed that she and their nine children, aged between one and 13 years, were abused by the man," he told a media conference here today.

He said the police had obtained an order to remand the suspect from today until Jan 6 to facilitate investigation underSection 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

A picture of a woman with nine children being rescued by several individuals with the help of an NGO in Penang had been viralled on the social media.