Father of 2 M’sian boys beat them, forced them to work instead of attending school, left home but abandoned by relatives

Two brothers in Malaysia have reportedly returned to a welfare home in Johor Bahru after being thrown out by relatives, who had earlier agreed to care for them following years of alleged abuse and instability.

The boys had previously been hospitalised for nearly two weeks after allegedly being beaten by their biological father, according to manager of TBQ Amal Welfare Organisation, Herman Sudil.

Their story resurfaced after Herman shared a Facebook post on May 6 describing how the siblings arrived home from school one day, only to find their clothes thrown outside.

“After returning home from school, the boys allegedly found their clothes strewn outside and were chased out,” he wrote.

According to Malaysian outlet WeirdKaya, the boys eventually contacted the TBQ Amal Children’s Shelter Home in Johor Bahru, asking if they could return.

Mother died, boys moved between guardians

In earlier Facebook posts, Herman said the boys’ mother had divorced their biological father when they were young.

After she remarried and later passed away, the children were reportedly passed between several guardians and family members before eventually being sent back to live with their biological father.

According to Herman, the boys were later forced to stop schooling and work for their father instead.

“If the children refused to work, they would be beaten badly,” he wrote in a September 2025 Facebook post.

Herman also alleged the abuse became so severe that the boys were hospitalised for almost two weeks.

“Imagine how badly they were abused if they had to stay in hospital for two weeks,” he wrote.

Authorities later intervened and the boys were placed under the care of the TBQ Amal welfare home in Johor Bahru.

Relatives later volunteered to care for them

According to Herman, authorities later located relatives from another state who volunteered to care for the boys, away from the welfare home.

The siblings believed they were finally getting a chance at a more stable life.

However, the arrangement allegedly fell apart after the boys returned home from school one day and discovered their belongings had been thrown outside.

“With bags in their hands, they walked out without knowing where to go,” Herman wrote.

The boys later contacted the welfare home and asked to return to Johor.

“Not because they knew many people there. But because, to them, TBQ was the safest home they had ever known,” Herman said.

Welfare home bought bus tickets for boys

Herman said the welfare home later bought bus tickets for the brothers and arranged for staff members to pick them up from Johor Bahru’s Larkin Terminal at around 3am.

The boys safely arrived back at the shelter home shortly after.

“Two brothers carrying their entire lives inside their bags, with only one small hope in their hearts: ‘We just want a safe place,’” Herman wrote.

According to Herman, the shelter home is currently caring for 57 children.