JOHOR BARU: A 23-factory worker suspected of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old boy was remanded for four days starting today.
Magistrate R. Salini issued the order, allowing police to keep the suspect in custody to facilitate investigations under Section 377C of the Penal Code for committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature.
He was brought to court in handcuffs and wearing a purple lock-up uniform after his arrest on Saturday.
Earlier, Johor Baru (South) police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said the suspect was arrested at Taman Tampoi Jaya Industrial Park here.
The suspect is the son of the victim's babysitter, who had been looking after the boy for the past two years.