JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 9 — A woman was charged in the Magistrate’s Court today with the murder of a seven-year-old in Pasir Gudang in December.
Trader Saniah Osman, 55, nodded in understanding when the charge was read out before Magistrate Nabilah Nizam.
The woman is accused of murdering Muhammad Aswad Muhammad Fairuz in the living room of a house in Taman Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang, between 7.30pm on December 29 and 1.30am on December 30, 2025.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or a prison term of between 30 and 40 years and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Deana Aqilah Aliman appeared for the prosecution.
The court did not grant bail to the accused and fixed March 9 for mention and submission of the post-mortem, chemical, and DNA reports.
