KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — A former babysitter was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court and ordered to perform 36 hours of community service within six months for endangering a two-year-old girl in a situation that could have led to her death three years ago.
Judge Azrol Abdullah meted the sentence on Low Yu Ning, 38, after she pleaded guilty to exposing the child in a manner likely to lead to her death at a house on Jalan Danau Kota, Off Jalan Genting Kelang, at 1pm on December 6, 2021.
She was charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum penalty of a RM50,000 fine or up to 20 years in prison, or both.
The court also ordered Low to be placed on a one-year good behaviour bond with a surety of RM2,000.
According to the case facts, a Malaysian Emergency Response Services 999 (MERS 999) operator received a report of the girl's death and subsequently filed a police report.
Police arrested the accused at the house in Danau Kota and discovered that she had left the child unsupervised in a car seat in a room.
Considering that the accused was the person responsible for the child, the act of placing her in a car seat without supervision created a situation that could have resulted in the child's death.
Today's proceedings were conducted by deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Muhairi Mohamed Noh.
Meanwhile, Low’s lawyer S. Kirthen, confirmed after the proceedings that they had submitted a representation to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to drop the charges against his client.
“Initially, my client was charged with abuse, but the AGC amended the charge as there were no signs of beating recorded in the medical report,” he said.
— Bernama
