A 6-Year-Old Has Died After Allegedly Being Beaten Up By His Mother's Boyfriend
The boy succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
By Sadho Ram — 21 Apr 2018, 11:38 AM
Earlier this week, 6-year-old Mohamad Rayyan from Kangar died after he was allegedly beaten up by his mother's abusive boyfriend
According to a report in NST Online, Mohamad Rayyan succumbed to his injuries at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital (HTF) in Kangar at about 4am on Wednesday, 18 April, hours after he was rushed to the hospital after vomiting and passing out.
In its report, that was published yesterday, 20 April, NST Online quoted Perlis police chief Datuk Azisman Alias saying that a pathology report, which helped uncover the horrific abuse, revealed that the boy had been beaten using a blunt object.
"The victim suffered severe internal injuries besides his broken ribs and torn colon," Azisman told the English daily when met at his office on Friday.
It was reported that he was beaten so severely that his ribs broke and his colon was torn during the unimaginable ordeal he suffered
Police arrested Rayyan's mother and her boyfriend after they turned themselves in at the Kangar police station on Thursday
According to police chief Azisman, police have obtained a week-long remand order against the 31-year-old mother and her 26-year-old boyfriend, beginning Friday.
"Based on checks, the man has a criminal record of 12 offences, most of them involving motorcycle theft," Azisman said, adding that the case is classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
Meanwhile, little Rayyan was laid to rest at the Kampung Abi Tok Hashim Muslim cemetery on Thursday by his father, who had broken up with his wife, Rayyan's mother, three years ago
According to the father, he only learnt about the suspected abuse after the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital released the pathology report on the evening of 19 April.
The father, Hairil Khan Azali, had last seen his son back in March.
"I had broken up with my wife three years ago, but I saw Rayyan quite frequently, as he had lived with my former in-laws in Kampung Abi.
"However, I had not seen him for a month, as my ex-wife left her parents' home with Rayyan to live with her boyfriend. I did not know where they lived, and even my former in-laws were not informed of where my ex-wife was living," he told NST Online.