Girl’s death highlights growing cases of child sex abuse

paediatric emergency unit but doctors pronounced her dead at 5.40pm.

Mohd Zani said post mortem findings showed Rania had suffered blunt force trauma to her abdomen.

Further examination is underway to determine the cause of injuries on her private parts.

The girl’s mother had been sending the victim to the babysitter for several months.

With the four suspects in custody, police said they are confident of solving the case soon.

Rania’s death highlights the growing cases of child sexual abuse in the country and the government’s commitment in curbing such incidents.

Premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak on Monday announced the establishment of a special court to hear child sexual abuse cases.

He said the move was among the proposals included under the Child Sexual Crimes Bill, which will be tabled during the current Parliament meeting.

“A special court will be set up under the Child Sexual Crimes Bill. Justice must not only be done (and) seen to be done, it must also be done swiftly,” Najib said at a two-day “Child Sexual Crimes” seminar at the Putra World Trade Centre on Monday.

The seminar, organised by Permata in cooperation with several ministries, was attended by almost 2,000 people who included wives of political leaders, academics, nursery operators and university students.

Najib said statistics from the Social Welfare Department revealed that 5,779 child sexual abuse cases were recorded between 2010 and 2015, with an average of 963 cases a year.

He said police statistics showed in 2015 and 2016, there were 2,759 cases of rape, 412 cases of incest, 1,423 cases of molest and 422 cases of unnatural sex involving children under the age of 18.