2 bekas pekerja taska didakwa cuai, aniaya kanak-kanak
Norlida Abdul Razak dan Zairifah Zainal Abidin masing-masing mengaku tidak bersalah, selepas pertuduhan dibacakan di hadapan.
Two former caregivers appeared in the Kuantan Sessions Court today, each charged with ill-treatment and causing harm to two children at a childcare center. Norlida Abdul Razak, 39, and Zairifah Zainal Abidin, 31, both pleaded not guilty. Norlida faced accusations of mistreating a seven-month-old boy at Taman Cenderawasih Indah on May 15, causing emotional distress.
She is alleged to have committed the offense at the center at 4:30 PM. Zairifah, 31, was charged with neglecting a two-year-eight-month-old boy, potentially causing physical or emotional harm, at the center on August 11 at 2:30 PM. The charges against both women stemmed from Section 31(1)(a) of the 2001 Children's Act, which allows for fines not exceeding RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both, if convicted.
The prosecutor, Wan Nurul Izzati Wan Mohamad Zahari, suggested a RM15,000 bond for each defendant, while their lawyers, Mohd Rusnizam Abdullah, proposed a lower bond. The court allowed a RM8,000 bond for each defendant, with extra conditions to avoid disturbing the victims and witnesses, and set the next hearing for October 26 to present the case.
Prior to this, several videos showing the alleged neglect of children by childcare workers sparked public outrage.
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