KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — A babysitter pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of neglecting a three-year-old girl who was under her care, causing the child to drown in an incident in a house in Wangsa Maju two weeks ago.
Siti Aina Nurnisa Mohammad Sai’d, 25, was charged as a person having the care of the girl to have neglected the child in a manner that caused her to drown in an apartment unit in Lojing Height, Wangsa Maju near here between 11am and 11.20am on September 20.
Under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, the charge provides a fine of not more than RM50,000 or a maximum imprisonment of 20 years or both if convicted.
Judge Hamidah Mohamed Deril allowed the woman bail of RM5,000 with one surety and fixed November 15 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Lim Chooi Yi prosecuted, while lawyer Muhammad Irsyad Mohamad Hassan represented the accused, who has three children, including a one-year-old who is breastfeeding and is caring for her parents, including a bedridden father.
— Bernama
