Babysitter pleads not guilty to exposing toddler to conditions that could have caused death

In a George Town Sessions Court, babysitter Noraidah Khairuddin, 44, pleaded not guilty to charges of exposing a 13-month-old boy to potentially fatal conditions.

The incident allegedly occurred on September 8 at a residence in Air Itam.

Prosecutors sought a RM20,000 bail, but the court set it at RM8,000 with conditions, pending further investigation and a post-mortem report, with the next case mention scheduled for November 16.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 15 — A babysitter pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of exposing a 13-month-old boy under her care to conditions that could have caused his death last week.

Noraidah Khairuddin, 44, entered the plea after the charge was read out before Judge Irwan Suainbon.

According to the charge, Noraidah, as a person having custody of the toddler, was accused of exposing him in a manner that could have caused his death.

“I plead not guilty because I did not do anything to him,” she said.

The offence was allegedly committed at a house in Taman Desa Mawar, Lintang Kampung Melayu 2, Air Itam, at 2 pm on Sept 8.

She was charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment of up to 20 years, or both, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor M Darrshini offered bail of RM20,000 with one surety, along with conditions that the accused report to a nearby police station on the first of every month and refrain from tampering with the prosecution witnesses.

The accused’s lawyer, Naqieya Zulkernain of the National Legal Aid Foundation, sought a reduction in bail on the grounds that her client is a housewife who depends on her husband, who has no fixed income, and that they have three children.

The court granted bail of RM8,000 with one surety, along with the additional conditions requested by the prosecution and fixed case mention for Nov 16, pending the post-mortem report.

On Sept 10, police detained Noraidah and the boy’s mother to assist investigations after he was found unconscious with bluish lips at the babysitter’s home in Air Itam. — Bernama

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在乔治城地方法院，44岁的保姆诺拉伊达·凯鲁丁对将一名13个月大的男婴置于可能致命的环境中的指控拒不不认罪。

据称，该事件发生在9月8日，地点位于亚依淡的一处住宅。

检方要求以 2 万令吉保释，但法庭将保释金定为 8000 令吉，并附加条件，等待进一步调查和尸检报告，下次案件提审定于 11 月 16 日。

乔治市，9月15日讯——一名保姆今天在乔治市地方法庭对一项指控表示不认罪，该指控称她将一名13个月大的男婴置于可能导致其上周死亡的环境中。

44 岁的 Noraidah Khairuddin 在法官 Irwan Suainbon 面前听取指控后认罪。

根据指控，诺拉伊达作为这名幼儿的监护人，被控以可能导致其死亡的方式将其暴露在外。

“我拒不不认罪，因为我没有对他做任何事，”她说。

据称，这起罪行是于9月8日下午2点在亚依淡Lintang Kampung Melayu 2 Taman Desa Mawar的一所房屋内犯下的。

她被控违反 2001 年《儿童法》第 31(1)(a) 条，该条规定，一经定罪，最高可处以 50,000 令吉罚款或 20 年监禁，或两者并罚。

副检察官 M Darrshini 提出以 20,000 令吉保释，并要求一名担保人，同时规定被告每月 1 号到附近的警察局报到，并且不得干扰控方证人。

被告的律师，来自国家法律援助基金会的纳基亚·祖尔克纳因，以她的当事人是一位依靠丈夫（没有固定收入）的家庭主妇，且他们有三个孩子为由，请求降低保释金。

法庭准予被告以8000令吉保释，并需一名担保人，同时满足控方提出的其他保释条件，并将案件提审日期定于11月16日，等待尸检报告。

9月10日，警方在亚依淡保姆家中发现一名昏迷不醒、嘴唇发青的男童后，拘留了诺拉伊达及其母亲，以协助调查。——马新社

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