KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali was today ordered to serve 12 years in prison immediately after the Sessions Court here dismissed her application for a stay of execution of the prison sentence.
Siti Bainun, 31, was sent to Kajang Prison to serve the prison sentence from today.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi sentenced her to 12 years in prison after finding her guilty of two counts of neglecting and abusing a 13-year-old girl with Down syndrome, known as Bella, at a condominium unit in Wangsa Maju between February and June 2021.
The court also ordered her to sign a five-year good behaviour bond, with a local as a guarantor and a surety of RM5,000.
Siti Bainun was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service to be completed within six months after serving her time in prison.
Below is a chronology of the case:
August 20, 2021 — Siti Bainun pleads not guilty in the Sessions Court to a charge of neglecting Bella.
November 25, 2021 — Siti Bainun faces another charge of abusing the teenager in the same court and she claimed trial.
January 28, 2022 — The court allows Siti Bainun’s application to temporarily obtain her passport to enable her to attend a volunteer programme in the Philippines.
March 30, 2022 — The first day of Siti Bainun’s trial. The first prosecution witness, private company assistant manager Zurianty Sudin, gave her testimony.
April 13, 2022 — Judge Izralizam and all parties involved in the trial visit the incident scene at a condominium unit in Wangsa Maju where the victim lived.
April 20, 2022 — The court grants the application of four lawyers appointed by Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim to act as observers of the case.
April 21, 2022 — Izralizam reminds the public not to make any statements or comments on social media regarding the trial.
June 17, 2022 — Bella appears in court for identification proceedings by three prosecution witnesses in the trial.
September 22, 2022 — Bella testified on camera as the 18th prosecution witness.
September 23, 2022 — Bella completes her testimony in court.
October 28, 2022 — The prosecution closes its case after calling 22 witnesses, and the court ordered both sides to file their written submissions on November 18 before the court delivers its decision on whether to free or call Sit Bainun to enter her defence.
November 24, 2022 — Siti Bainun is ordered to enter her defence against two charges, after the prosecution successfully proved a prima facie case against her.
December 5, 2022 — The Sessions Court allows the defence’s application to postpone Siti Bainun’s defence proceedings which was supposed to start on December 5 as the accused was admitted to the ward.
December 7, 2022 — Defence proceedings are postponed as Siti Bainun was given sick leave for 22 days starting November 28, due to health problems.
January 13, 2023 — The High Court dismisses Siti Bainun’s application to review the decision of the Sessions Court which ordered her to enter her defence on January 16.
January 16, 2023 — Siti Bainun’s defence proceedings are postponed after her three lawyers, namely Nur’Aminahtul Mardiah Md Nor, Mohammad Farhan Maaruf and Nur Ellena Mohamed Razif withdraw.
January 17, 2023 — Two other lawyers, Nurul Hafidzah Hassan and Asiah Abd Jalil, decided to withdraw from representing Siti Bainun, thus leaving the accused without a lawyer.
January 26, 2023 — Siti Bainun is ordered to give her statement of defence even without any legal representation.
March 9, 2023 — The defence closes the case after calling eight witnesses to testify including Siti Bainun and the court to deliver its verdict on May 3 (today) at the end of the defence case.
— Bernama
