KAJANG: Police have arrested a kindergarten teacher yesterday for allegedly slapping a 4-year-old child at a kindergarten in Sg Jerlok last month.
The alleged assault happened on Oct 31. The victim, whose gender was not revealed, suffered injuries on the cheek and ears.
It was learnt that the kindergarten’s headmaster had alerted the father of the incident.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Dzaffir Yusoff said the victim has been sent to Kajang Hospital for further checks.
“Initial investigations revealed there were ‘soft tissue injuries’ on the victim’s cheek and ears.
“Police have arrested the 19-year-old teacher at 7.30pm yesterday. The teacher has been remanded for three days,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for abuse and exposing a child to injury.