Restaurant worker jailed 3 months, fined RM5,000 for concealing child’s birth
The 23-year-old pleads guilty to dumping the infant's body in a drain in Kuala Berang, Terengganu.
A 23-year-old restaurant worker, Nur Ain Adilin Rofiza, was sentenced to three months in jail and fined RM5,000 by a Kuala Berang magistrates court, after she admitted to concealing the birth of her child by disposing of the body in a drain. Magistrate Nur Athirah Hashim warned that she must serve an additional five months in jail if she fails to pay the fine.
Nur Ain was charged under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which allows for up to two years in jail or a fine, or both, upon conviction. Her lawyer, Nor Aziah Bunawan, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, argued for a minimum fine to punish the young defendant, who had acted out of panic, while Deputy public prosecutor Nur Anith Nabilah Rusli requested jail time, citing humanitarian concerns due to the case involving the accused's own child.
Police had discovered the infant's body, which was missing its head and one arm, in a drain on October 16, and confirmed it was full-term after a post-mortem examination.
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