Senator wants two cops charged under Child Act

MIRI: Senator Alan Ling has called on the police to charge two police personnel, who were on duty when a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a male suspect while in police custody on Jan 9, under the Child Act 2001. He explained that Section 31 of the said Act provided for a fine not […]

Negligent parents can be charged under Child Act

KUCHING: Parents’ negligence which allowed their child to wander around without a guardian can be charged under the Child Act 2001. On Sunday (Jan 3), two young children aged 2 and 4, were found by the public wandering around Kuching and Kota Samarahan. At around 4pm, a two-year-old girl was found wandering without a guardian […]