High Court acquits, discharges single mother of murdering her six-year-old

Paul Krishnarajah with Mariyammah outside the court.

SEREMBAN: A 39-year-old woman was acquitted and discharged by the High Court here for the alleged murder of her six-year-old daughter.

In acquitting A. Mariyammah, Judge Rohani Ismail said the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused.