A 32-year-old army sergeant has been remanded for five days to assist with police investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl.
00:00A 32-year-old army sergeant has been remanded for five days to assist with police investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl in Melaka.
00:12The IA Kerou Magistrates Court on Friday granted the remand order.
00:17The suspect, who is a father of a child, is facing five earlier charges in a separate case involving a 13-year-old student from Mara Junior Science College.
00:27The teenager is believed to be the elder sister of the five-year-old girl in the latest case.
00:33The incident came to light when the younger child told her mother about what had allegedly happened in January at a park near their home.
00:41The girl was on her way home from kindergarten when the suspect, who is known to the family, offered to take her for a car ride.
00:48The suspect allegedly bought her ice cream and later acted inappropriately.
00:53Police arrested the suspect on Thursday following a police report lodged by the family.
