PETALING JAYA: Stepfathers make up most of the accused in incest cases brought to courts nationwide since the Covid-19 pandemic started. These men were involved in 149 (45%) of the total number of 334 incest cases registered and charged in Malaysian courts between January 2020 and June this year. Other perpetrators of incest cases included uncles, siblings, grandfathers, brothers-in-law and cousins. It was recently reported that the police received an average of 15 incest cases each month, with most reports lodged by the victims themselves. “Last year when the MCO began, we received reports about 15 incest cases through our hotline and WhatsApp messaging service, Tina.

Source: The Star July 18, 2021 00:22 UTC