JOHOR BARU – A man and his wife pleaded guilty at the sessions court here today to a charge of abusing their four-year-old son to the extent of causing him physical injury, last Friday.
The boy’s stepfather, S. Nagendran, 23, and his mother A. Sangeetha, 23, committed the offence at Skudai Villa Apartment, Jalan Aman, Taman Skudai Baru here around midnight on April 28.
They were charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2011, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or a maximum jail term of 20 years, or both, if convicted.
Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Ismail set June 7 to hear the facts of the case before passing the sentence.
It was reported that a four-year-old boy died last Saturday, believed to have been physically abused by his mother and stepfather.
Iskandar Puteri police chief Rahmat Ariffin was quoted as saying that the child was rushed to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital that morning, but was pronounced dead upon arrival at the emergency department at about 8.20am. – Bernama, May 3, 2023
