Stepmother Suspected Of Abusing Toddlers In Tangerang Has Not Been Reported To Police, Komnas PA: Psychological Check

Toddlers In Tangerang undergo treatment at the hospital for being abused by their stepmother/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG The plan of the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) to report RE (38), the alleged perpetrator of abuse against his son to the police, has been canceled.

"Today it's not a police report because we want to explore the psychological first of the mother (RE). So, after the results are from psychologists. Later the benchmarks will support whether or not, now it will be seen later whether it will be reported to the police or not," said Komnas PA Chairman Lia Latifah to reporters in Babakan, Tangerang City, Monday, November 20.

Lia said that the RE psychiatric examination would be carried out on Tuesday, November 21 or November 22.

"If the mother has unequal information and is not in sync. Later we will process the law," he said.

However, if RE is proven to be under mental stress and commits these acts of violence. So, his party will provide assistance to restore his psyche.

"Because people who are depressed or are unstable cannot be prosecuted," he concluded.

Komnas PA together with YouTuber Pratiwi Noviyanthi visited the house of the alleged perpetrator of child abuse at the LP Complex, Babakan, Tangerang City, Monday, November 20. He came to meet the alleged perpetrator, RE (38), the stepmother of the victim R (4).

"So today is the agenda for mediation against his mother. Then, take his mother's statement," said Komnas PA Chairman Lia Latifah to VOI, Monday afternoon, November 20.

Lia also said that the victim suffered severe trauma due to the actions taken by her stepmother, until the child refused to return to his house.

"Because we evacuated his son at home is safe. Earlier we wanted to take his son back home. Well, when we took him to the house, it turned out that his son didn't want to, maybe because there was still a sense of trauma," said Lia.

The victim was carried by a female YouTuber, Pratiwi Noviyanthi Pratiwi.