Dr. Azmi Alias, Kuala Lumpur Hospital's consultant neurosurgeon, revealed that more than 60% the shaken baby syndrome victims are male and about 80% of the perpetrators are male.

According to some studies, 15% of children's deaths are due to battering or shaking. Dr. Azmi further added that one out of four shaken babies dies. Most of the victims are a few days to a few months old and the average is six months.

He said, “Of the thousands that survive, serious injury usually occurs”.

The newly born babies, who are usually less than six months of age normally, react to SBS by being irritable. They tend to be lethargic, poor feeding, seizures, apnoea and unresponsive. Dr. Azmi said, “The outcome of the child abuse is mortality, severe disability and severe mental and developmental delay”.

The authorities have been called on by the health experts and non-governmental organizations, to identify and punish the perpetrators.

Malaysia had been seeing a 60% increase in non-accidental injury related to child abuse such as battered child syndrome, neglect and serious head injuries, in the last five years. As a matter of fact, five out of 10 cases involved parents.