I was speechless upon reading this news! What happened to the world today?


Couple remanded for toddler's death
By M. MAGESWARI

PETALING JAYA: A 23-year-old woman and her lorry attendant husband, 33, were remanded for seven days for the murder of 18-month-old K. Haresvarren.

Magistrate Aishah Hijriah Arshad issued the remand order on the former babysitter and her husband when they were brought to the magistrate’s court here for remand proceedings at 11.30am Friday.

The boy’s death had fuelled allegations of abuse as police found Haresvarren with six broken ribs, a ruptured liver consistent with severe blunt force trauma in addition to some old and new bruises on his body.

It was also learnt that there were fingernail marks on the boy’s private parts and a testicle was swollen.

Haresvarren’s father was quoted saying that his wife he left the boy at a friend’s flat at Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara at 9pm on Wednesday night.

The babysitter’s husband, who lived one floor below turned up and took the boy away, saying that he wanted to buy the baby chocolates,he said.

He added that when the boy was returned to the babysitter, he had pointed at his head indicating that he was not well, he added.