March 8 verdict on teen's bail application in murder case
A Kemaman teenage girl will know on March 8 whether she succeeds in her application to be released on bail in a murder case involving her newborn baby boy.
The Kuala Terengganu High Court today set the decision date on her bid to reverse the Kemaman Magistrate's Court's denial to grant her bail, pending disposal of the criminal court case.
A Kemaman teenage girl will know on March 8 whether she succeeds in her application to be released on bail in a murder case involving her newborn baby boy.
The Kuala Terengganu High Court today set the decision date on her bid to reverse the Kemaman Magistrate's Court's denial to grant her bail, pending disposal of the criminal court case.
Her counsel Sangeet Kaur Deo said judge Hassan Abdul Ghani earlier today heard submissions from the teen's legal team as well as deputy public prosecutors Ahmad Fadhli Mahmud and Nurhanisah SH Sahul Hamid.
"Decision is fixed on March 8, 2022, at 10.30am," the lawyer said when contacted this afternoon.
On Feb 15, the teen, who allegedly stabbed her newborn baby boy to death earlier that month, was charged with murder at the Magistrate's Court in Kemaman, Terengganu.
She was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty if convicted.
According to a Malay Mail report, magistrate Tengku Eliana Kamaruzaman rejected the teenager's plea to be released on bail.
Under Malaysian law, Section 302 is a non-bailable offence, meaning that bail is only granted at the discretion of the court.
However, according to the teen's lawyer Nurainie Haziqah, Section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Code allows for exceptions to be made if the person charged is either sick, a minor or a female.
"We had also submitted that this case is of great public interest and is widely reported by the media. The court could have set a (good) precedent," she was quoted as saying.
The teen's lawyers then filed the revision application against the lower court's decision to refuse her bail.
Prior to her appearance before the magistrate's court, the teenager was remanded for seven days in February to facilitate a police investigation.
The authorities are also looking for the girl's 20-year-old boyfriend, believed to have raped her.
It was reported that the newborn was found dead on Feb 8 at the girl's house in Felcra Sri Bandi in Chukai, Kemaman.
The baby was believed to have been stabbed with a sharp object.
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