Dr Wan Azizah (third right), Women, Family and Community Development deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh (right) and others show the infographic to identify the early signs of child abuse victims during their visit to Bukit Aman yesterday. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is launching an infographic to be used as a guidance for the public to identify the early signs of child abuse victims, said Deputy prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
She said baby sitters were not the only predators in child abuse cases, as they could also be the biological parents of the victims themselves.
“The ministry will launch an infographic to make the public, especially parents, aware of the signs that can be the alarm bell to abuse cases,”she told reporters after attending a close-door meeting with the Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and Children’s Investigation Division (D11) here yesterday.
Also present was Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim.
Dr Wan Azizah said that currently, childminders looking after less than four children were not required to be registered with the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, but they were however encouraged to do so.
“If possible we want all childminders to be registered. We want parents to send their children to registered childminders,”she said.
The latest report on child abuse case involved an 11-month-old se of 11-month-old Nur Muazara Ulfa Mohammad Zainal who died due to sexual abuse.
The baby girl died at about 10.30am on Friday (Nov 9), after spending two days in critical condition at Serdang Hospital.
The postmortem found the cause of death was believed to be due to blunt-force trauma to the head. The baby was also found to have tears on her hymen and anus.
Meanwhile, Noor Rashid said the police would assist parents wanting to check on the background of childminders to ensure they had no criminal record. — Bernama