BUKIT MERTAJAM -- Police have rescued a visually impaired 79-year-old woman following a report lodged by a non-governmental organisation chairman that the septuagenarian had been physically abused.
Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the woman was initially found drenched by the leader at the back of a house, where she had been staying with a couple, in Seberang Jaya.
“According to the chairman, he went to the house at 11.45 am yesterday after receiving information that the victim was often beaten by the couple, who is also the house owner.
“When he got there, the woman claimed him that she was splashed with water by the male owner (who is also her nephew) and that she was told to sit there. In fact, she told that she was always frequently beaten by the couple and their children,” he said, Bernama reported.
Nik Ros Azhan said acting on the report, a team of policemen went to the house the same day and rescued the victim before arresting the couple.
The victim also claimed she would only be fed as and when, and often starving but she was scared of being beaten if she were to ask for meals, he said.
Nik Ros Azhan said initial investigation revealed that the victim, who had been living there for three years, was beaten using brooms, shoes and crockeries.
“The victim, who is suffering from swelling at the back of her head, bruises and wound, is being treated at the Bukit Mertajam Hospital,” he said.
Nik Ros Azhan said the couple, aged 54 and 56, was being remanded for three days to assist in the investigation.
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