Siti Bainun loses final appeal, court upholds 12-year jail term
14 Aug 2025 03:25pm
Sessions Court Judge Izralizam Sanusi sentenced Siti Bainun to 12 years in prison after finding her guilty of two counts of neglecting and abusing 13-year-old Bella. - Bernama file photo
PUTRAJAYA - The Court of Appeal today upheld a 12-year prison sentence against Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali for neglecting and abusing a teenage girl with Down syndrome known as Bella, four years ago.
A three-member panel, comprising Justices Datuk Azman Abdullah, Datuk Azmi Ariffin and Datuk Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz, dismissed the 33-year-old's final appeal against the conviction and 12-year jail sentence handed down by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on May 3, 2023.
Sessions Court Judge Izralizam Sanusi sentenced Siti Bainun to 12 years in prison after finding her guilty of two counts of neglecting and abusing 13-year-old Bella.
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