SINGAPORE, Nov. 5 -- The Singapore government has reportedly acknowledged serious lapses by police officers in the handling of four-year-old Megan Khung's fatal abuse case, a tragedy that shocked the nation when it came to light in 2020.

Singapore's Minister of State for Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming told Parliament on Tuesday that two officers had been "under pressure" and failed to follow established procedures, describing the breach as "serious" and the outcome "tragic", according to The Straits Times.

Megan was subjected to months of abuse by her mother, Foo Li Ping, and Foo's then-boyfriend, Brian Wong, between late 2019 and early 2020, before Wong delivered a punch to Megan's stomach that caused her death in February 2020. The child's...