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  2. Elder abuse - Wikipedia

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    Elder abuse (also called elder mistreatment, senior abuse, abuse in later life, abuse of older adults, abuse of older women, and abuse of older men) is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. [1]

  3. Patient abuse - Wikipedia

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    Patient abuse or patient neglect is any action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient. [1] Elder abuse is classified as patient abuse of those older than 60 and forms a large proportion of patient abuse. [2] Abuse includes physically striking or sexually assaulting a patient. It also includes the ...

  4. Bedok double murder - Wikipedia

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    On the afternoon of 21 June 2017, at about 3.39pm, an elderly couple was discovered dead by their nephew in their 6th-floor HDB flat at Bedok Reservoir Road. [6]The victims were identified as 79-year-old Chia Ngim Fong and his 78-year-old wife Chin Sek Fah, who both stayed together with one of their two sons at the flat.

  5. The Growing Epidemic of Elderly Abuse - AOL

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  6. Domestic violence - Wikipedia

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    The authors found that when partner abuse is defined broadly to include emotional abuse, any kind of hitting, and who hits first, partner abuse is relatively even. They also stated if one examines who is physically harmed and how seriously, expresses more fear, and experiences subsequent psychological problems, domestic violence is ...

  7. Malaysia charges man linked to Islamic firm in alleged child ...

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    A 19-year-old girl was charged last week with child abuse in connection with the case, Bernama reported. GISB has been linked to Al-Arqam, a religious sect banned by the government in 1994.

  8. Nursing home - Wikipedia

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    Elder abuse is more prevalent in hospitalized settings including nursing homes than in the general community. [25] There are three major types of abuses reported in nursing homes: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Physical abuse is the intention or action to hurt an older person or senior citizen resulting in scars and bruising.

  9. Violence against women in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    From 2000 to 2007, there was an increase of rape cases in all 15 states of Malaysia, from 1217 to 3098 cases. Among all 15 states in Malaysia, Johor had the highest rape cases as of May 2017. [10] Based on the statistics released by the Penang Women Centre for Change, one woman is being raped every 35 minutes in Malaysia. [11]