Teen with disabilities to undergo psychiatric examination over mother’s death
He is accused of causing the death of his mother, who was also disabled.
In Kuala Kangsar, a magistrate has ordered that a 15-year-old boy with multiple disabilities, accused of his disabled mother's death, undergo a psychiatric examination. Magistrate Azlin Zeti Zainal Abidin made the decision after determining the teenager has a history of mental illness and did not comprehend the charges presented to him.
The accused is alleged to have caused the death of Nor Ainon Omar, aged 49, through an act intended to kill, resulting in culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The incident allegedly took place at Kampung Cheh Kati, Kuala Kangsar, on September 23 at 2:10 PM. The teenager was charged under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code, which can lead to a 30-year prison sentence and a fine upon conviction.
The unrepresented defendant was asked by the court who accompanied him to court but received no response. The court has informed that the accused has a mental health record, and thus, an order was issued for him to be sent to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta for evaluation under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court has scheduled the next case mention and submission of the psychiatric report for October 22.
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