Adoptive mum charged with murder of 7-month-old baby
Siti Subrina Iman, who wore a face mask, nodded to indicate she understood the charge read out to her before magistrate Noorelynna Hanim Abd Halim.
No plea was recorded as murder cases are under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
She was accused of killing the baby at 7am at a condominium in Jalan Sri Permaisuri in Cheras on July 30.
If convicted, she can be jailed for between 30 and 40 years or given the death penalty, which is accompanied by at least 12 strokes of the cane.
Deputy public prosecutor Iman Nurhidayah Ezani did not offer bail and asked the court to set a date for submission of the chemist report.
The court set Oct 13 for mention.
It was reported that the baby died from a fractured skull, believed to be the result of prolonged abuse by the suspect over the past month.
The suspect was believed to have acted out of frustration over the baby's persistent crying.
Police received a report from a man stating that his adopted daughter had been found unconscious at their house for unknown reasons.
The baby was discovered with bruises and a bluish complexion and was later pronounced dead.
A postmortem revealed multiple injuries across the body, particularly the head.
Acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said they would liaise with their Indonesian counterparts to identify the baby's biological mother and notify her of her child's death.
He said investigations revealed that the baby had been handed over to a married couple without any identification papers.
The couple was arrested and remanded to be investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act for abuse.
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