Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Rusdi Mohd Isa said the woman was arrested following a police report over a 16-minute video clip that went viral on social media recently.

He said in the video clip, the woman was seen using an object, believed to be a pen, while giving a warning and scolding the girl.

“The victim was rescued by police and taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for further examination and treatment,” he said in a statement today.

Rusdi said the 22-year-old woman was detained by the police’s Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division (D11) and statements from family members of the victim were also taken to assist in the investigation.

The case is being investigated under Section 31 (1) of the Child Act 2001.