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Babysitter suspected of abusing babies to be charged tomorrow

Viral clips of carer roughing up kids under her care have recently gone viral

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 20 May 2023 3:35PM

Babysitter suspected of abusing babies to be charged tomorrow
A local woman will be charged under the Child Act 2001 over the alleged abuse of two babies under her care at nursery in Mutiara Rini, Johor Baru. – Pixabay pic, May 20, 2023

JOHOR BARU – A babysitter who allegedly abused two babies under her care at a nursery in Mutiara Rini here will be charged at the Johor Baru sessions court tomorrow.

Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the 21-year-old woman will be charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

“Investigations revealed that a video recording made by one of the nursery teachers on her mobile phone showed that the woman involved was suspected of abusing two children under her care.

“Therefore, she will be charged tomorrow,” he said in a statement today.

On Monday, two videos had gone viral showing a babysitter in a nursery roughing up the crying babies.

Following that, the local woman was remanded for four days to assist in the investigation. – Bernama, May 20, 2023

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