Bail revoked for teen charged with murdering her newborn

Published on 17 Dec 2020 3:35:06 PM

A Penang Magistrate’s Court on Thursday revoked the bail of a teenager charged with the murder of her newborn baby girl in July.

18-year-old M. Santhiea’s bail was automatically revoked as the case has been transferred to the High Court.

Magistrate Jamaliah Abd Manap said based on the decision made in the Court of Appeal, the conditional bail was placed until the case is transferred to the High Court.

Santhiea was charged with killing her newborn daughter on July 10, 2020, at Sri Ivory Apartment, Bandar Baru in Ayer Itam.

The charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder carries the death penalty upon conviction.


Read more at : https://bit.ly/34l6NMV

WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline