Siti Kamsiah Hassan of Bukit Aman’s sex crimes investigation division, said the first incident of sexual assault against the victim allegedly took place in the middle of last year when the victim was sleeping in her mum’s bedroom.

Siti said the victim had woken up to someone touching her, when she realised her mother and her boyfriend were next to her. “He then proceeded to rape the victim, witnessed by her mother,” she said, according to Harian Metro.

More recently, the girl came across text messages last month of the two planning to engage in sexual activity, Siti said. The man allegedly expressed his intention to have sex with the girl at a hotel, causing her to fear for her safety.

She fled to a friend’s house before lodging a report at the Pandan Indah police station. This led to the arrest of the mum, who works as a security guard, and her self-employed boyfriend.

The pair have been remanded for a week to assist with investigations.