Crime: Woman Abusing Toddler

I believe almost all of us have seen the clip of a woman abusing a toddler. If we are to choose a word to describe her violence, we may say "cruel or inhumane" or some other words you could think. When I watched the clip, I said "stupid woman".

Police report was lodged and the woman had been arrested. In one point we could see the benefit of social network - preventing the crime - does it sound good? If it is not because of the clip being circulated on Facebook, watched by Facebookers, thing might be worse for the baby.

It was reported that the woman was found guilty under Section 31 (1) of the Child Act 2001 and sentence to 18-months imprisonment.

Section 31 (1) of the Act reads as follow:

31. (1) A ny person who, being a person having the care of a child—
(a) abuses, neglects, abandons or exposes the child in a manner likely to cause him physical or emotional injury or causes or permits him to be so abused, neglected, abandoned or exposed; or

(b) sexually abuses the child or causes or permits him to be so abused, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both.

 

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