JOHOR BARU, Oct 12 — A married couple pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of abusing two brothers who were placed under their care between June and September this year.
For the second charge, they were charged with allegedly abusing the younger brother, aged seven, by hitting him with a cane and a mop stick, placing a hot knife on the victim’s hand and burning cigarettes all over the child’s body and genitals besides pouring hot water on the victim’s body and banging the boy’s head against a wall.
They were charged under Section 31 of the Child Act 2001 and read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code which provides for imprisonment up to 10 years or a RM20,000 fine or both if found guilty.
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