Abandoned siblings: Dept tracking down parents
Published on: Sunday, November 26, 2023
By: Bernama
The four siblings, comprising two boys, aged 11 and three, a 10-month-old baby boy, and a six-year-old girl, were believed to have been abandoned in front of the guardhouse. - Photo: Police
Trong: The Social Welfare Department (JKM) is tracking down the parents of four siblings who were abandoned in front of a guardhouse at the Perak Tengah District Administration Complex, Seri Iskandar, on Friday.
Perak JKM Director Nor Tipah Majin said the department was investigating the case and efforts were being made to find the parents and/or family members of the children concerned. “The children are safe and have undergone health checks, she told reporters after opening the state-level 2023 Children’s Day celebration at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai High, here, Sarurday.
ADVERTISEMENT
The four siblings, comprising two boys, aged 11 and three, a 10-month-old baby boy, and a six-year-old girl, were believed to have been abandoned in front of the guardhouse.
According to Perak Tengah District Police Chief Hafezul Helmi Hamzah, the police were informed about the incident at 5.39pm and when questioned, the 11-year-old boy claimed that they were kicked out of a house near Bota and driven to the complex in a car by a woman.
Meanwhile, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the four siblings were currently safe after being taken to a hospital by the authorities.
She said field officers from her ministry took the four children to the hospital and thanked the public for sharing information about the children, which allowed her ministry to act fast.
ADVERTISEMENT
Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
Daily Express Malaysia
