Malay Mail
By Aizat Sharif
By Aizat Sharif
AT least one neighbour suspected that three-year old Aaliyah Aiman Hussin Abdullah, a child abuse victim
found dead early this month, had been beaten prior to her death — but nothing was done to stop the tragedy.
The neighbour, Lee, 46, who has been residing at the condominium for about a year, suspected the abuse only started with the presence of the Sudanese boyfriend.
“I don’t like to interfere with people’s private lives. But as far as I knew, the child was beaten severely by him.”
Lee also said she and other neighbours never saw the family maid apparently hired to take care of the child, as claimed by the couple.
Prior to the tragedy, another neighbour, who declined to be named, said she heard rumours about the abuse at the condominium at Batu 9, Hulu Langat, Kajang.
“Although the family was living on the ninth floor, I used to see the child. She looked cheerful and active,
I never thought she would be an abuse victim,” said the third floor neighbour.
A security guard, who declined to be named, said he began seeing the Sudanese man entering and leaving the condominium about a year ago.
“At first, I thought both of them were married. I heard the man was also studying at a private college in the city, but not for long.”
A post-mortem at Serdang Hospital revealed that Aaliyah died due to haemorrhaging in the head. There were also traces of bite marks on the body. And based on injuries on her private parts, it is believed that the child was also molested.
Kajang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Shakaruddin Che Mood said the suspects are under
remand until Sunday at the Kajang district police headquarters.
On Oct 12, Aaliyah body’s was found by her mother when she returned home from work. The 24-year-old single mother, who worked as secretary in a firm, then lodged a police report at Kajang district police headquarters.
In the report, she claimed her daughter died after having been abused by her maid, who she claimed fled after the incident.
Investigations later found there was no such maid working for the couple and only the Sudanese man had been staying in the apartment.
The couple were then arrested and taken in for further investigations.
PAST CASES OF CHILD ABUSE
May 4, 2009
A 12-year-old girl was scalded with a hot iron and beaten with a mop by her mother at a house in Petaling Jaya after the child told her father about the woman’s alleged extra-marital affair. A school teacher had spotted several burn marks on the arms of the victim, the eldest of three children, and bruises on her thighs and back of her head. The housewife was detained by police.
May 4, 2009
A 36-year-old woman kicked her 10-year-old stepson in his stomach after he refused to put away his toys in their home in Damansara Jaya. After she had packed several of his toys in a plastic bag and put them in the storeroom, the boy took the bag out.
The enraged woman grabbed the bag and swung it towards the boy, hitting him on the head. The boy fell down and the woman allegedly kicked him three times in his stomach. When the assault continued, the boy fought back by punching his stepmother several times. He later called his father.
The following day, the woman refused to let the boy enter the house after he returned from school. He was forced to wait under the scorching sun for several hours until his father came home. The father then took the boy to a police station where they lodged a report against the woman, who is now being probed for child abuse.
March 10, 2009
A 35-year-old father threw his four-month-old daughter on the mattress to quieten her after her constant crying often agitated him. The incident happened at Kampung Masjid Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas.
When the child became quiet, her parents panicked and sent her to a bomoh for treatment before taking her to the Penang Hospital. A medical officer later confirmed the baby died on arrival at 4pm and checks showed that she was a victim of abuse. There were bruises on the cheek and left ear.
Jan 9, 2009
A 29-year-old man hit his four-year-old girlfriend’s son with a hammer and burnt him with a lighter, all because the child had urinated on his bed. The boy, N. Iswaran was locked in the bathroom and beaten several times at the house at Jalan Kok Doh, Taman Sejahtera, Kepong. The neighbours rushed the boy to Selayang
Hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police later detained his mother and the boyfriend.
Oct 15, 2008
A 25-year-old woman, on the police wanted list for abusing and murdering her son, was arrested after being on the run for eight months. She was nabbed when police raided the house in Chaah, Segamat, where she and her husband were hiding. However, her husband, who is also wanted for another murder, was not at home at the time.
The woman had rushed her son in February to the Sungai Buloh Hospital, claiming that he had fallen off the balcony of the family’s flat. The boy died and a post-mortem revealed his injuries were actually signs of abuse. Police reclassified the case. The woman upon questioning, claimed her husband had abused the child. However, before police could arrest the man, the couple went into hiding.
May 15, 1990
A 26-month toddler B. Balasundram was found dead after being abused physically and sexually by his father. His death lead to the amendment of the Child Protection Act 1994.
“Although the family was living on the ninth floor, I used to see the child. She looked cheerful and active,
I never thought she would be an abuse victim,” said the third floor neighbour.
A security guard, who declined to be named, said he began seeing the Sudanese man entering and leaving the condominium about a year ago.
“At first, I thought both of them were married. I heard the man was also studying at a private college in the city, but not for long.”
A post-mortem at Serdang Hospital revealed that Aaliyah died due to haemorrhaging in the head. There were also traces of bite marks on the body. And based on injuries on her private parts, it is believed that the child was also molested.
Kajang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Shakaruddin Che Mood said the suspects are under
remand until Sunday at the Kajang district police headquarters.
On Oct 12, Aaliyah body’s was found by her mother when she returned home from work. The 24-year-old single mother, who worked as secretary in a firm, then lodged a police report at Kajang district police headquarters.
In the report, she claimed her daughter died after having been abused by her maid, who she claimed fled after the incident.
Investigations later found there was no such maid working for the couple and only the Sudanese man had been staying in the apartment.
The couple were then arrested and taken in for further investigations.
PAST CASES OF CHILD ABUSE
May 4, 2009
A 12-year-old girl was scalded with a hot iron and beaten with a mop by her mother at a house in Petaling Jaya after the child told her father about the woman’s alleged extra-marital affair. A school teacher had spotted several burn marks on the arms of the victim, the eldest of three children, and bruises on her thighs and back of her head. The housewife was detained by police.
May 4, 2009
A 36-year-old woman kicked her 10-year-old stepson in his stomach after he refused to put away his toys in their home in Damansara Jaya. After she had packed several of his toys in a plastic bag and put them in the storeroom, the boy took the bag out.
The enraged woman grabbed the bag and swung it towards the boy, hitting him on the head. The boy fell down and the woman allegedly kicked him three times in his stomach. When the assault continued, the boy fought back by punching his stepmother several times. He later called his father.
The following day, the woman refused to let the boy enter the house after he returned from school. He was forced to wait under the scorching sun for several hours until his father came home. The father then took the boy to a police station where they lodged a report against the woman, who is now being probed for child abuse.
March 10, 2009
A 35-year-old father threw his four-month-old daughter on the mattress to quieten her after her constant crying often agitated him. The incident happened at Kampung Masjid Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas.
When the child became quiet, her parents panicked and sent her to a bomoh for treatment before taking her to the Penang Hospital. A medical officer later confirmed the baby died on arrival at 4pm and checks showed that she was a victim of abuse. There were bruises on the cheek and left ear.
Jan 9, 2009
A 29-year-old man hit his four-year-old girlfriend’s son with a hammer and burnt him with a lighter, all because the child had urinated on his bed. The boy, N. Iswaran was locked in the bathroom and beaten several times at the house at Jalan Kok Doh, Taman Sejahtera, Kepong. The neighbours rushed the boy to Selayang
Hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police later detained his mother and the boyfriend.
Oct 15, 2008
A 25-year-old woman, on the police wanted list for abusing and murdering her son, was arrested after being on the run for eight months. She was nabbed when police raided the house in Chaah, Segamat, where she and her husband were hiding. However, her husband, who is also wanted for another murder, was not at home at the time.
The woman had rushed her son in February to the Sungai Buloh Hospital, claiming that he had fallen off the balcony of the family’s flat. The boy died and a post-mortem revealed his injuries were actually signs of abuse. Police reclassified the case. The woman upon questioning, claimed her husband had abused the child. However, before police could arrest the man, the couple went into hiding.
May 15, 1990
A 26-month toddler B. Balasundram was found dead after being abused physically and sexually by his father. His death lead to the amendment of the Child Protection Act 1994.
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