SEREMBAN: A couple plead not guilty at the Sessions Court here to charges of neglecting their 3-year-old daughter resulting in her death.
Noraini Haron, 42, and Mohd Khairul Shamsua Israk, 38, changed their plea and requested a trial.
The case will be mentioned again on July 12 for submission of the forensic report.
On March 28, it was reported that police detained a man at a house in Bandar Sunggala, Port Dickson, to facilitate investigations into the neglect of a 3-year-old girl resulting in her death. (https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2024/03/1031476/police-nab-man-...)
Port Dickson district police chief Superintendent Aidi Sham Mohamed said police received a report from Port Dickson Hospital on March 24 about a girl who was in critical condition after falling from a vehicle.
The accused are alleged to have committed the offence between March 18 and March 24 between 12pm and 6.45pm at a house in Taman Mayung, Port Dickson.
During proceedings on April 1, the court set May 2 for submission of the forensic report.
But Noraini did not attend the proceedings, prompting judge Meor Sulaiman to issue a warrant for her arrest.
The accused were then charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.