KUCHING, Oct 25: A psychiatric assessment of the 13-year-old suspected in the Kanowit stabbing case can be carried out before the court reaches a decision, says Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
According to TVS, she said the assessment was part of the Department of Social Welfare’s (JKM) responsibility to understand the child’s circumstances and any problems the child might be facing.
“The psychiatric assessment is a normal procedure and part of our responsibility to understand the problems faced by the child.
“We can conduct the assessment without having to wait for the court’s decision, but for actions involving legal proceedings, we must wait for the authorities’ official decision,” she told reporters after the Sarawak-level Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebration, today.
