Seeking justice: Gaithri (second from right) speaking to reporters after the Seremban Coroner’s Court delivered its ruling. — Bernama
SEREMBAN: The parents of Nour Rania Asyifaa Yuseri, or “Baby Syifaa”, want the police to charge her former babysitter with negligence for causing her death.
The victim’s father, Yuseri Yussof, when met outside the court, said he had already expected the outcome of the inquest.
He now wants the police to act immediately, as the incident took place more than two years ago.
“The babysitter should have been charged immediately after my daughter died.
“Since the court has delivered its judgement, we hope the police will arrest her today (Wednesday) and, if possible, charge her tomorrow,” he said.
Yuseri said the court findings should serve as a lesson to those providing childcare services to be more responsible.
“My wife and I would discuss... the next course of action. We are also not ruling out filing a civil suit against the babysitter and the nursery operator,” he said.
His wife, Anida Idrus, said she was pleased with the findings of the inquest, as not a day has passed without her thinking of Baby Syifaa.
“Leaving my child in a room unsupervised for two hours with the door closed is inhumane.
“She (the babysitter) was someone I trusted with my baby, but due to her negligence, Baby Syifaa has left us forever,” she said, adding that childcare centres need to be more professional because they receive payment for their services.
“It is a dilemma for working mothers like me, as we have to leave our babies in the care of others,” Anida added.
“I am pleased with today’s ruling, as it provides us with a sense of closure. We now want action to be taken against the person responsible for my baby’s death.”
Lawyer T. Gaithri, who held a watching brief for the family, said the babysitter should be charged under Section 31(1) of the Child Act for negligence.
