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Woman charged with murder of her own mentally-ill son

MERSING: A woman and two other people were charged at the Mersing magistrate court today with the murder of the woman's 11-year-old son last month.

Roshimah Abdullah, 27, her husband and the boy's stepfather Mohd Sapawi Ab Talib, 27, and the boy's step-uncle Shukur Ab Talib, 31, were charged with murdering Mohamad Roshamnudin Abdullah - who is mentally disabled - between 8.30pm on Oct 18 and 4.30pm the next day at their house at Bukit Tekedai, Endau, here.

The three nodded in understanding when the charge was read out to them by the court translator before Magistrate Mazana Sinin.

No plea was recorded. The accused were unrepresented.

Deputy public prosecutor Suhaila Shafi'uddin prosecuted.

Mazana fixed Dec 7 for case mention pending the submission of the DNA, chemist and forensic reports.

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