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Monday January 2, 201
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4 v4 s1 Y; l* V) `% W. rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe incessant crying of a child for about 10 hours up to 1am Monday prompted a disturbed neighbour to take action, resulting in the rescue of a six-year-old girl locked up alone at her flat in Jalan Perak here.
1 P2 f" ?0 v- u& h0 _2 RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The neighbour, who declined to be identified, said she heard the girl crying from about 3pm Sunday.公仔箱論壇) {! F# T5 x- T0 C+ z. q9 D0 e
"I contacted the police early today when the girl kept on crying," she said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ w* M+ }& i1 c4 f/ M8 z; H% S
A police spokesman said a team of policemen and Social Welfare Department personnel rushed to the flat Monday morning and forced their way in to see a frightened girl with injuries on her hands, legs and body, apparently the result of physical abuse.
3 c2 T1 S" V! a0 a- u公仔箱論壇 She had been left alone at the flat by her father, who was spotted by neighbours returning to the housing estate but fled when he noticed policemen at his flat.
7 r; \8 }. n/ o9 n公仔箱論壇 Police tried in vain to contact the family of the girl, who was taken to Penang Hospital for an examination of the injuries.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! p) m4 ^8 J1 P7 \) Y6 `' x
North East District Police chief ACP Gan Kong Meng confirmed the rescue and said an investigation has been initiated.
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On Dec 29, police arrested a man on suspicion of having physically abused two of his children by chaining them in a bathroom of their Jalan Raja Uda home in Butterworth. - Bernama |