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2.  KUALA LUMPUR: Police have found that children who do not have good looks are more prone to become victims of abuse.  Royal Malaysia Police Crime Investigation Department Principal Assistant Director (Sexual, Abuse and Child Investigation Division), ACP Hamidah Yunos said even among siblings, the child who did not have the looks would be the black sheep of the family and often became the target of the parents' ire.  She said a police study also found that parents who abused their children were victims of abuse themselves when they were young.  “Work pressure can also be a factor when parents lose their cool and take out their anger on their children,” she added.  ACP Hamidah said in most cases of child abuse, the parents or guardians would initially make up stories about the child having sustained the injury from a fall.

3.  She said the doctor attending to the child could lodge a police report if there was suspicion that the child had been abused.  Police would contact the Social Welfare Department which would provide counselling or shelter to the victim, she added.  ACP Hamidah said 285 child abuse cases were reported last year, up from 242 cases in 2011 which shows that the public, including doctors, are more sensitive to child abuse cases and willing to come forward to report the matter to the police.  It also shows that the society has realised that child abuse is a crime

4.  Who were involved:  Royal Malaysia Police Crime Investigation Department Principal Assistant Director (Sexual, Abuse and Child Investigation Division), ACP Hamidah Yunos  Abused children  Reference: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2 013/2/16/nation/12720536&sec=nation http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2 013/2/16/nation/12720536&sec=nation

6.  Who were involved:  Royal Brunei Police Force  15 foreigners, 4 permanent resident and one local.  The Brunei Times newspaper

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