AN injured boy was found sitting alone at a road junction near the Cheras Utama apartments in Batu 9, Cheras in Kuala Lumpur.

Kajang District police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the child, who was about four years old and could not speak the local languages, was found by a man at 11.30pm on Friday.

Zaid said child abuse and neglect were suspected. 

“We found several injuries on the boy’s body, hands and forehead. We suspect he is not local because there isn’t a vaccine jab (scar) on his arm,” he said, adding the boy was sent for treatment at Kajang Hospital.

The child was later delivered into the custody of the Social Wlefare Department in Hulu Langat.

The case has been filed under section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

People with information should go to any police station or call the investigating officer Inspector Mohd Zaiyaudi Mohd Yaakub at 019-535 5395. – Bernama, January 9, 2023.