PETALING JAYA, June 6: An elderly woman has been remanded for seven days for investigations into the case of a child who was allegedly slapped and brutally beaten with a scratching stick.



A video of the incident, which occurred in Puchong, went viral on social media on Monday.



Magistrate’s court assistant registrar Hairol Azhar Mohd Ishak allowed a request from police to remand the 62-year-old woman for a week from Tuesday.



The remand application was made under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code to enable an investigation to be conducted under Section 31(1) (a) of the Child Act 2001.



The Act provides for a maximum jail term of 10 years or a fine of up to RM20,000 or both, upon conviction.



Police brought the woman to court at 10am, handcuffed and in purple lock-up attire.



Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Azlin Sadari said the woman was the girl’s grand-aunt, and the incident allegedly occurred in September last year.



“The video was recorded by the woman’s friend,” he added.



In the video, the woman is filmed beating a child at least 30 times.



The child had been eating when the woman ordered her to leave the table after she spilled some food.



When the child got up, the woman beat her repeatedly.