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The 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. 5.39.217.76% H" k1 w* Q" X6 R( L+ t7 `4 w1 S
The neighbour, who declined to be identified, said she heard the girl crying from about 3pm Sunday.6 \0 w% h1 e2 L* m
"I contacted the police early today when the girl kept on crying," she said.
4 @9 C) d$ e" g( N; I" j( _5.39.217.76 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.TVBNOW 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。0 A0 p9 Q% V8 l. T& Z) _ F
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.
. H# t% N2 v; t$ Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Police tried in vain to contact the family of the girl, who was taken to Penang Hospital for an examination of the injuries.TVBNOW 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。6 p% G" ]. y' Z$ m* A) e. S
North East District Police chief ACP Gan Kong Meng confirmed the rescue and said an investigation has been initiated.5.39.217.767 A3 k0 U a- y7 o7 O1 F! i
He said police were trying to trace the girl's father, who is in his 30s, to help in the investigation.
: R" R3 o/ t6 Q0 i% _' S; _5.39.217.76 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 |