Cruel & Shame Act by a Mother!

Folks,

This morning when i read the newspaper, i can't help but to have tears dropping out of my eyes after reading this news in Malaysia's English Dailies: The Star.

The newspaper carries a report that a mother has abused her five-year-old son. This is the extract from the newspaper:

PETALING JAYA: Her relatives noticed the scars on the boy’s head three years ago and her colleagues at a music school saw bruises on his face all the time.

When they confronted the single mother, she just brushed it off saying her five-year-old son was naughty and was always falling down.

However, the truth came out on Tuesday when Welfare Department officers rescued the boy and took him to the Serdang Hospital.

He had so many injuries that doctors who examined him were taken aback as there was barely a spot on the body that had no scars.

And the last sentence really struck my heart. The phrase "...there was barely a spot on the body that had no scars." Now, i do not know whether the reporter is exaggerating or what, but all i know is that if this report turns out to be true, then i have nothing to say except to remove the parent's custodial right from raising the child.

And furthermore, read this:

Those present [in the hospital]were shocked to see that his [the boy's] bottom jaw was almost toothless.

I can't imagine what will kind of punishment had been meted-out against this poor soul. I feel deeply ashamed to have a this one hell of Malaysian lady living on this very soil.

The poor child does not deserve this kind of treatment. In fact, no child deserves to be punished severely due to their humanely mistakes. And no child deserves to be abused by their very own mother.

Let's look at the injuries sustained by the boy insofar:

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil looking at the boy’s bruised lips, chipped and missing teeth when she visited him at the Serdang Hospital yesterday. [my emphasis]

I can't help but to really feel sorry for the kid. Even if the injuries does not hurt now, it will surely hurts him mentally.

And what is even more heartening is to listen (or in my case, read) the child's remark:

‘Saya sayang mak tapi mak pukul, mak pukul rotan besar
(I love my mother, but she beats me. She beats me with a big cane).’

This is such a powerful words uttered by a five-year-old boy who had yet to learn about the realities and challenges of this world. The despicable act of the mother should not be condone by any society and community.

The word "love" is a powerful word. It is not a weak word at all. It is not even vague. It carries a deep meaning, and clearly, the poor child, even though been abused by her very own mother and suffers physical torture, still manage to have a heart to his mother.

Can you imagine what would happen to the child's future?

Haiyya. . . Apo Kono Ni Eh Jang?