- There was a sharp spike in the number of child abuse cases investigated by the authorities in 2021.
- Child sexual abuse cases also jumped 70% from 261 cases investigated in 2020 to 443 cases in 2021 - an 11-year high.
Singapore, Apr.11.– This follows the rise in 2020, which had the highest number of cases in a decade, according to data from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).
The MSF's Child Protective Service (CPS) investigated 2,141 cases of abuse in 2021, 63 per cent more than the 1,313 cases in 2020.
- Hits: 2346