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Father detained for hitting son’s head with steel cup

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MIRI: A father acted aggressively by hitting his nine-year-old son on the head using a cup. This was just because the victim’s bedroom was in a cluttered condition in their house at Jalan Miri-Bintulu here on last Thursday.

Following the incident, the victim’s mother, a housewife, lodged a police report at the Miri Central Police Station, yesterday evening.

According to one source, in the incident at about 11.30am, the father, in his 30’s, was said to be angry after finding the victim’s bedroom was in cluttered or disorderly condition. “The man was said to be acting aggressively when throwing a steel cup to his children head and cause the victim to suffer a two-centimetre wound,” he said.

He said following the incident, the victim had to undergo treatment at Miri Hospital. According to him, the man is hot tempered and was said to have always hit the victim’s using rotan rod. “The possibility of not being able to withstand the attitude of her husband who often hit the victim, the housewife lodged a police report for further action,” he said.

It is learned that the suspect has been detained to assist the investigation and the case is being investigated under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Children Act 2001.

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