A mother and her lover who are believed to have abused a five-year-old and caused the boy’s death at a house in Nusa Bestari near Iskandar Puteri, Friday, are under remand for seven days starting yesterday until Dec 10.

Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (above) said the victim's 35-year-old biological mother and her 32-year-old lover were remanded for further investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code and Section 31(1)(a) of the Children Act 2001.

"So far, the arrests, in this case, has only involved two...