Cops arrest teacher who allegedly abused four boys at Muar kindergarten

JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested a female teacher over the alleged abuse of four boys at a private kindergarten in Muar.

Johor police CID chief Senior Asst Comm Shahurinain Jais confirmed the matter and said investigations were underway involving an abuse at a kindergarten in Muar.

“The case involves a teacher accused of abusing four young boys between the ages of three and five at the kindergarten,” he said.

“The initial investigation found that on Thursday (March 31), the mother of one of the victims received a video about her son getting abused by the suspect, who is in her 50s,” he added when speaking to press on Saturday (April 2).

SAC Shahurinain added that the abuse has been ongoing since November 2021 and all victims have been sent to Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar for a medical check-up.

He said the suspect turned herself in to the police on Friday (April 1) and is being held under remand until April 7 to assist the investigation under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.