A teenage Indonesian maid was today sentenced to jail by the Kuantan High Court until such time at the pleasure of the Sultan of Pahang on a charge of murdering her employer more than a year ago.

Judicial Commissioner Akhtar Tahir passed the sentence based on Section 97 (2)(b) of the Child Act 2001, whereby a child cannot be given the death penalty and jailed at a place without the consent of the sultan.

He then ordered the teenage maid from Pontianak in Kalimantan, Indonesia to be sent to the Kajang Prison but incarcerated separately from the adult prisoners.

The accused had earlier pleaded guilty to causing the death of Miati Bakri, 69, between 1.30pm and 2.30pm at No. 3, Lorong Sungai Karang Maju 7, Kuantan, on Nov 11, 2008.

She was aged 15 then and was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

At today's proceeding, counsel for the accused, Raftfizi Zainal Abidin also submitted to the court, a psychiatric report from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Hospital made in April this year which stated that her mental level was below that of normal teenagers.

The prosecution was conducted by DPPs Kalmizah Salleh and Heng Yeng Low.

Raftfizi when met outside the court, said he would ask for assistance from the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur to shorten the jail term for the teenager.

He said a report on her conduct while at the Tunas Bakti School, a behaviour rehabilitation school, in Marang, Terengganu would be handed to the embassy for evaluation before submitting a letter for pardon to the Sultan of Pahang.

- Bernama