Woman remanded over alleged abuse of two babies
JOHOR BAHRU - A 21-year-old woman has been remanded for four days from today to assist in the probe into the abuse of two babies at a nursery in Taman Mutiara Rini, Iskandar Puteri.
The remand order against the woman was issued by Magistrate R Salini for investigation under Section 31 (1) (A) of the Child Act 2001.
Earlier, the woman, who is a babysitter at the nursery, arrived at the court complex wearing the orange lockup attire.
Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat, in a statement, said the woman was detained at 2am in Selesa Jaya, Skudai, by a team from the Iskandar Puteri police headquarters Criminal Investigation Division.
He said investigations found that the incident involved an 11-month-old baby girl and a nine-month-old baby boy and the nursery was operating without a licence. - BERNAMA
