ALOR SETAR: Police have arrested the mother of two sisters who were alleged to have been abused by their stepfather yesterday for questioning.

       Kota Setar district police chief ACP Ahmad Shukri Mat Akhir said the 31-year-old woman was arrested at 5.30pm on Thursday (April 28).

       The police arrested the stepfather yesterday and both the suspects are in remand until May 5, he said in a statement on Friday (April 29).

       Yesterday, Bernama reported that two sisters in Kedah, who are in Year Three and Year One, suffered injuries believed to have been inflicted by their stepfather.

       A medical officer who examined the siblings confirmed that the injuries were the result of beatings and the two sisters have been warded at a hospital for observation. - Bernama