KULAI: Footage of 59-year-old charity home caretaker assaulting a resident surfaced, just days after his Nov 30 arrest for allegedly raping and impregnating another inmate.
The suspect in police custody was remanded until tomorrow following his arrest to facilitate investigations into claims that he raped the girl, now 17, between 2020 and 2022.
However, yesterday, closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) footage surfaced showing the suspect allegedly hitting another girl with a rod in the presence of the home residents.
The 58-second CCTV footage shows a girl sitting on a chair, surrounded by six other children. A man holding a rod appears to be reprimanding her.
The girl was recorded getting up several times, which angered the suspect and he hit her with the cane several times before the recording ended.
While the video has no sound, a woman was heard narrating the incident in Tamil.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Tan Seng Lee said a report had been lodged and that investigations were underway.