Published: Friday August 16, 2013 MYT 9:29:00 PM
Updated: Friday August 16, 2013 MYT 10:33:39 PM
Brutally-caned five-year-old girl now in ICU (Updated)
BY IVAN HO
The girl under the care of doctors at the hospital
IPOH: A five-year-old girl, suspected of having been brutally caned by her mother in Taman Wang, Menglembu, has been warded in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here.
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said a doctor at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital lodged a report on the matter on Friday evening.
He said the girl had cane marks all over her body and head.
"She is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit. Investigation into matter is ongoing," he said.
ACP Sum said following the report, police detained the parents at their home at about 1.30pm.
The girl was brought to the hospital by her 39-year-old father.
It is learnt that she was caned by her 30-year-old mother for "being mischievous."
Police are now investigating the case for child abuse.