Remand extension for parents of suspected child abuse victim

A remand order against the parents of a five-year-old suspected child abuse victim, currently fighting for her life at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, has been extended till Wednesday.

The girl, who was brutally caned, has been warded at the hospital's intensive care unit.

The extension order for the remand was issued by magistrate's court registrar Puteri Nor Dina Kamalaudin this morning, to facilitate police investigations.

The victim's 39-year-old father and 30-year-old mother, from Menglembu, were previously remanded for three days, beginning last Saturday.

On Saturday, Ipoh police chief ACP Sum Chang Keong said initial investigations revealed the child was taken to the hospital by a family member, a day earlier.

Upon examining her, he said, a doctor found bruises and lacerations all over the victim's body, believed to have been caused by caning.

A police report was lodged.

Sum said the case was investigated under Section 325 of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt, which carries a seven-year jail term or a fine, upon conviction.