KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — A trader pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to neglect of her two-year-and six-month-old grandson, by leaving him in a car which caused the death of the boy last week.
Nooriza Samsudin, 39, as the guardian of the child, was charged with negligence which caused the victim’s death due to heat stroke, by leaving him in a car located near Jalan Gombak here between 12.30pm and 2.30pm on February 25.
The charge was framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or 20 years’ imprisonment, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor, Khaliq Nazeri, proposed RM15,000 bail for the accused. However, lawyer Triperjit Singh, representing the accused, pleaded for bail to be lowered to RM5,000.
Judge Datuk Nu’aman Mahmud Zuhudi set bail at RM5,000 in one surety and fixed April 20 for mention.
— Bernama
