A Malaysian man previously convicted of child abuse has been arrested again on suspicion of forcing his son, 10, to shoplift daily necessities.
Police in Bahau, in Negeri Sembilan state’s Jempol district, were alerted to what initially appeared to be a simple case of theft on Wednesday, The Sun newspaper reported. Staff from a wholesale supermarket had caught the boy trying to steal a 200-gram pack of instant coffee.
But officers soon uncovered a troubling pattern of child exploitation, Jempol...
Malaysian man arrested for forcing son, 10, to shoplift regularly
Published 4 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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