Welfare Dept probes into complaints of abuse at childcare centre in Selangor

SHAH ALAM - The Selangor Social Welfare Department (JKM) has received three complaints involving a childcare centre that recently went viral, over alleged violations of standard operating procedures (SOPs), including claims of child abuse at several of its branches.

Selangor JKM director Azmir Kasim said the complaints received so far involve branches located in Section 3 Shah Alam, Kota Kemuning and Puchong Prima.

"All the cases are currently under investigation by JKM. Officers have been instructed to conduct on-site investigations following the complaints received,” he said when contacted today.

Earlier, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) chairman Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki was reported as saying that Mara did not provide funding to the alleged child care centre in Shah Alam that was linked to the alleged child abuse case.

He stressed that Mara would not compromise with any quarters involved in such misconduct, particularly those that receive funding from the agency.

Previously, a video allegedly shared by staff at a childcare centre in Shah Alam went viral on social media, claiming that an autistic child had been locked in a storeroom.

Another video that also circulated online showed children at another branch of the childcare centre instructed to crawl through a drain to avoid inspection by JKM officers. - BERNAMA