Kelantan recorded 664 child abuse and neglect cases in the first nine months of 2026, with parents, step-parents and relatives among perpetrators, says JKM.
KOTA BHARU: Biological and step-parents, as well as other family members, have been identified among those involved in child abuse and neglect cases in Kelantan, with 664 cases recorded in the first nine months of this year, according to the state Social Welfare Department (JKM).
Its director, Che Samsuzuki Che Noh, said that apart from parents, perpetrators also included biological or step-siblings, mothers’ boyfriends, relatives including uncles and cousins, as well as family acquaintances.
He said there were also cases involving strangers who took advantage of opportunities to approach victims through social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook.
