Seri Alam police chief Sohaimi Ishak said the couple, aged 54 and 56, was arrested at a flat in Pasir Gudang at 11.30pm yesterday after pictures of the boy sleeping in the corridor of their flats went viral on social media.

He said police, upon seeing the pictures posted on the “Komuniti Taman Air Biru” Facebook page, sent a team to check.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenager had been neglected by his parents, who left him sleeping in the corridor for four days from last Sunday.

“Checks found that the father has two previous convictions for various crimes. However, the couple tested negative for drugs,” he said in a statement today.

Sohaimi said the couple had been remanded for five days starting today under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

“The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.