Clerk charged with murdering her baby
05 Sep 2022 01:14pm
Zainah was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code. - Bernama Photo
Zainah Misdin, 34, merely nodded when the charge was read to her before Magistrate Amalina Basirah Md Top.
No plea was recorded as murder cases come under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The woman was charged, along with another individual still at large, with murder by causing the death of the baby at a house in Jalan Seladang 2 Kampung Klang Gate here at 7.40 pm on Aug 23.
Zainah was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
The court fixed Dec 6 for mention.
On Aug 30, it was reported that a woman had been arrested in connection with the murder of a six-month-old child.
Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad Farouk Eshak said a medical officer at the Tunku Azizah Hospital had treated the baby boy after he was brought in unconscious on Aug 29.
The baby was pronounced dead at 4.30 pm the same day. - BERNAMA
