KAJANG: The Sessions Court here has postponed the sentencing of a caregiver who was charged with endangering a 17-month-old girl to Sept 24.
Lawyer S. Priyalatha, representing Nor A’in Ismail, 24, who is pregnant, informed judge Mazuliana Abdul Rashid that her client is expected to give birth next week, Bernama reported.
“We request a new date for sentencing, which is after she gives birth and completes her confinement.
“As of today, the accused still maintains her guilty plea and the forensic and medical reports of the victim have also been completed,” Priyalatha said, adding that her client was in court.
The court had set yesterday for the sentencing.
Deputy public prosecutor Faelly Jeffrey Lanjungan did not object to the postponement.
On June 6, Nor A’in, who was eight months’ pregnant then, pleaded guilty to intentionally exposing the child to conditions that could lead to physical harm at a daycare centre in Bandar Mahkota Cheras at 4.15pm on May 28.
She was charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum fine of RM50,000, imprisonment of up to 20 years or both, upon conviction.
