KUALA LUMPUR – A woman whose son died after falling from the 16th floor of a condominium near here last month was charged with neglecting the boy in the Selayang magistrates’ court today.
However, the 24-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to the charge before judge Nor Rajiah Mat Zin.
She was charged, as a person having the care of the boy, with having neglected the child in a manner likely to cause him physical injury at a condominium unit in Jalan Lebuhraya Selayang-Kepong, Gombak here between 9.45am and 10.48am on November 17.
The charge was framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which provides a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both, if found guilty.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shasha Hidayah Nor Azahar requested bail at RM15,000 with one surety, but the unrepresented accused said she could not afford bail as she was unemployed and worked as a rider with a monthly income of less than RM2,000.
She said she also had another 4-year-old son to take care of and that her health had not been stable since the incident.
The court then set bail at RM8,000 with one surety and ordered her to report herself at the nearest police station once a month and to not intimidate the witnesses in the case.
The court set January 13 for mention. – Bernama, December 15, 2021
