Entrusted By Parents To Friends, Toddlers In Gowa Even Beaten To Cigarettes

Illustration of violence in children (ANTARA)

GOWA - A toddler in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, suffered a number of wounds on his body as a result of being abused by a female friend of his mother. The toddler was hit with an iron broom handle and was ignited with cigarettes. The victim with the initials MA suffered burns and bruises all over his body when he was entrusted to a woman with the initials PD (26) in Pesona Barombong Indah housing, Barombong District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi. During his entrusted by his mother, MA was suspected of being often abused by PD. Not only once, the perpetrators were even suspected of burning the victim's body with cigarettes and hitting his back with a broom handle. This act of violence was witnessed directly by local residents who then took the initiative to secure the perpetrator and report it to the Women's Protection Unit and Children of the Gowa Police Satreskrim. In front of investigators, PD admitted that he hit the victim with a broom handle because he felt annoyed with the victim. "Everything is messy, the cupboard is open, clothes are scattered. If it is on the back, but the one in the smallpox arm, "said PD, Sunday 18 August.

The Gowa Police said that the incident was witnessed directly by residents on Tuesday. The victim's mother was forced to leave her child to PD because she had to work. "The victim's parents have divorced. His mother is looking for a living in Sidrap Regency, her child has been entrusted to her best friend since 2022," said Head of Public Relations of the Gowa Police, Ipda Udin Sipadu.