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A 40-year-old Singaporean father has been charged with two counts of child abuse after allegedly punching his young daughter at Changi Airport and instructing his son to strip and use a lift alone from their eighth-floor flat.
A 70-year-old Singaporean man has admitted to sexually assaulting 11 children, including his daughter, granddaughters, and nieces, over more than 30 years. He faces up to 36 years imprisonment.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Western Australia after his mother, 35, was fatally stabbed and his 12-year-old sister critically wounded in a suspected domestic violence incident in Perth on Tuesday morning.
A South Korean appellate court has sentenced a Chinese man to 22 years imprisonment for beating his 14-year-old daughter to death in October at their Ansan home, increasing the lower court's original 18-year sentence.
A hardware store worker in Kuala Terengganu has pleaded not guilty to charges of raping and sexually assaulting his 16-year-old biological sister. The case highlights ongoing concerns about domestic sexual abuse within Malaysian families.
A Thai woman has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for human trafficking after forcing her then 12-year-old daughter into sexual servitude at a Tokyo massage establishment, highlighting Southeast Asia's ongoing struggle with child exploitation networks.
A Sessions Court in Kuala Terengganu has directed a 25-year-old man facing charges of grievous hurt to undergo psychiatric assessment following an alleged attack on his grandmother involving a hammer.