{
  "id": 12816826,
  "title": "Court upholds babysitter's five-year jail term for abusing toddler",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/court-upholds-babysitters-five-year-jail-term-for-abusing-toddler",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1550502/court-upholds-babysitters-five-year-jail-term-abusing-toddler"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 7, the High Court in Shah Alam upheld a five-year jail term for a babysitter who abused a four-year-old boy by kicking him so hard that it fractured his thigh bone. Nurdiana Lanonming's appeal to overturn her conviction and sentence was dismissed by Judge Adlin Abdul Majid after the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the abuse occurred while the child was in her care in June 2023. Judge Adlin also dismissed the prosecution's appeal for a harsher sentence, stating that the five-year prison term imposed by the Kajang Sessions Court was neither too harsh nor too lenient. The judge emphasized that the victim, who was particularly vulnerable at four years and 11 months old, relied entirely on Nurdiana for his safety and protection. The court rejected Nurdiana's argument that inconsistencies in the victim's testimony during a later interview were significant, asserting that young children's inexact testimony does not automatically undermine their credibility. The judge found that Nurdiana betrayed the trust placed in her by the boy's parents and failed to fulfill her duty to act in the best interests of the child.",
  "summary": "SHAH ALAM: A babysitter who kicked a four-year-old boy hard enough to fracture his thigh bone has failed in her bid to overturn her conviction and five-year jail sentence.",
  "key_points": [
    "High Court upholds 5-year jail term for babysitter Nurdiana Lanonming",
    "Babysitter abused 4-year-old boy, fracturing his thigh bone in June 2023",
    "Judge deemed sentence appropriate, rejecting appeal for harsher punishment"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}