KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — A father was sentenced to eight months in prison by the Sessions Court today after pleading guilty to four charges of beating his two biological children two weeks ago.

KAJANG, June 6 — A caregiver at a daycare centre pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court today to endangering a 17-month-old girl last month, potentially causing her physical injury.

SHAH ALAM, May 15 — Selangor recorded the highest number of sexual crimes in the country over the past three years, with 90 per cent of the perpetrators being locals.

JOHOR BAHRU, May 11 — A male teacher at a religious school in Pontian, who allegedly assaulted a group of pupils, will be placed at the district's Islamic Education Office pending investigation.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — The Sessions Court has awarded a default judgment today to a married couple in their lawsuit against two babysitters accused of negligence, which led to the death of their three-month-old baby girl from choking on milk last year.

SEREMBAN, May 8 — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five lashes by the Sessions Court today after pleading guilty to raping his daughter from the age of 12 until she gave birth.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The High Court has upheld the conviction and 12-year prison sentence against Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali for neglecting and abusing Bella, a teenage girl with Down’s syndrome.

SEREMBAN, April 23 — The public, especially abuse and neglect victims, including children, are advised against sharing videos about it on social media to be used as content, but instead report them directly to the authorities or the Talian Kasih hotline at 15999.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — The activity of downloading and online sharing of content involving the sexual exploitation of children or child sexual abuse material (CSAM) remains a concern despite showing a downward trend over the past two years.

PUTRAJAYA, April 17 — A former contractor escaped the death penalty when the Court of Appeal commuted his sentence today to 35 years in prison for the murder of his three-year-old stepson almost six years ago.

PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The Court of Appeal has maintained the 20-year jail term imposed on a former transporter for committing 10 counts of physical sexual assault against two underage sisters.

SEREMBAN, April 1 — A woman and her lover pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of neglecting her three-year-old daughter, resulting in the child’s death last month.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A woman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of abusing her nine-year-old son.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — A former Year Two pupil at a national school in Selayang failed in his lawsuit against three parties, including a former teacher from the same school, who allegedly struck him with a broom, resulting in five head stitches.

PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — A couple escaped the gallows today after the Court of Appeal substituted their murder charge with committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the death of their eight-year-old son.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 19 — The police have recorded the statements of six individuals to help investigate the case of a woman who allegedly murdered her son by slitting his throat at a residential area in Pasir Gudang on Saturday (March 16).

SHAH ALAM, March 17 — The state government is fostering strong cooperation with government agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to develop child development policies.

SHAH ALAM, March 16 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said called on educators, particularly teachers, to cooperate in reporting incidents of sexual crimes against children within school premises.

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — Two death sentences were commuted in separate rulings at the Federal Court and Court of Appeal today.

PETALING JAYA, March 13 — A mother, who had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of abusing her 16-month-old son by giving him milk laced with liquid methamphetamine, has changed her plea to not guilty in the Sessions Court today.