PETALING JAYA – A jobless man was today brought to the magistrates’ court here on charges of murdering and sodomising a nine-month-old baby boy his wife was babysitting at an apartment here three weeks ago.
Mohamed Badruldin Mohamed, 36, nodded his head for the murder charge, while he pleaded not guilty to the charge of sodomising the baby.
Both charges were read before magistrate Muhammad Iskandar Zainol.
No plea was recorded from the accused for murder, as the murder case is under the purview of the high court.
The case grabbed public attention after police said in a press conference yesterday that among other things, the baby was believed to have been murdered and sodomised by the babysitter’s husband when his wife was sweeping outside the residence.
The man will not be able to celebrate Hari Raya Aidifitri with his family after the court turned down his request for bail, as murder is a non-bailable offence.
For the first offence, the man is charged with murdering the infant under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
For the second offence, he is accused of carrying out intercourse against the order of nature against the baby under Section 377C of the same code which provides for a minimum of five years in jail and a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment, as well as whipping if found guilty.
He was accused of carrying the offences at a house in Projek Perumahan Rakyat Lembah Subang here from 8am to 3.30pm on April 27.
Prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Alison Chan May Kam, while the accused was not represented.
The court set June 15 for re-mention and submission of the chemical report. – Bernama, May 12, 2021
