Kota Kinabalu: Footage from a closed-circuit television camera showing a youngster reportedly assaulted at a Lido child’s nursery has alarmed members of the public.
Kota Kinabalu Police Chief ACP Mohd Zaidi Abdullah confirmed receiving a report regarding the incident.
The two-minute and 12-second video showed a group of four-year-old children in the children’s nursery with two carers.
One of the adults distributing food appeared to kick one youngster, pull the child’s hair, shove the child’s head and hit the child’s head.
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The recording was believed to have been recorded by the child’s mother for use as police evidence.
Members of the public who saw the video gasped in horror, with some pitying the child.
“Oh my goodness! What a pity for this child. “This woman is so evil,” one said.
“Oh, my gosh. The child would be traumatised going to school,” another added.
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