This is alarming. We are hearing about one case every week (what about those unreported?). A seminar organised by Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development on International Women's Day, March 8th, carried the United Nations theme for 2009 - " Women & Men United to End Violence Against Women & Girls". How committed is our government in eradicating all forms of violence against women, which is seen to be rising? - The situation is worse for women with disabilities who are more vulnerable, helpless having no recourse to help, leave alone report.
The govt. has set up One -Stop Crisis Centres(OSCC) in six hospitals within the Klang Valley particularly to deal with violence against women - it was highlighted in the Seminar that calls to the Centres went unanswered. What is the point of setting up the OSCCs, if there's no one to attend to victims? I don't think there are any in the other states either.
Thursday March 12, 2009
Elderly man detained for raping disabled girl
PONTIAN: A senior citizen going by the nickname “Uncle Amoi” has been arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old mentally-challenged neighbour repeatedly over the past four months.
The 63-year-old suspect went to the victim’s home in Pekan Nenas whenever her labourer father was away at work.
He also allegedly gave the victim a pill and injected her with an unidentified substance before raping her.
His crime was uncovered when the victim’s Special Education teacher suspected something amiss and questioned the teenager.
The victim confided in the teacher who took her to the Pekan Nenas police station on Sunday.
Pontian OCPD Supt Zahaliman Jamin said doctors at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru confirmed the girl had been raped.
“We detained the suspect at his home early Tuesday morning,” he said, adding that the suspect has been remanded until today.
In another incident, police picked up a 42-year-old assistant managing director of a factory for allegedly outraging the modesty of three female workers.
The suspect had allegedly repeatedly groped his workers’ buttocks and hugged them from behind since September last year but none of the victims was brave enough to lodge a report against him.
The situation changed when one of them could not take the harassment any more after he allegedly groped her buttocks about 2.30pm on March 6.
The 38-year-old complainant claimed she confronted the suspect but he laughed at her.
She then lodged a report at the Pontian police station.
Supt Zahaliman said the suspect was picked up at the factory around 10pm on Tuesday.
He said the other two victims were afraid to lodge reports against the suspect because of his high position in the factory.
“We advise all victims to come forward as such crimes should not be tolerated no matter how high-ranking the offender is.”
He urged anyone with information on both cases to contact the police hotline at 07-2212999 or the nearest police station.
Tuesday March 3, 2009
Rubber tapper catches student raping his disabled wife
KUANTAN: A Form Three student who allegedly raped a mentally-challenged woman was caught by the victim’s husband in a housing estate in Triang.
State CID chief Asst Comm T. Narenasagaran said the 35-year-old victim’s husband, a rubber tapper, caught the suspect in the act.
He said coincidentally, the husband, 55, came home from tapping rubber and caught them in the act at about 3.15pm on Friday.
“The suspect tried to flee but was caught after a brief struggle before he was handed over to the police.
ACP Narenasagaran said the suspect faced a rape charge under Section 376 of the Penal Code.
In a separate case, police detained four Form Five students for allegedly assaulting a hostel mate.
ACP Narenasagaran said the victim, aged 15, alleged that he was kicked by the four in the dormitory of the school, causing him to suffer bodily injuries.
