SEREMBAN: A 35-year-old transgender has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of causing physical injury to a child left in his care.
Asok Kumar Subramaniam was accused of causing physical injury to the boy, who was four years old at the time, resulting in the victim suffering a broken right leg.
The incident allegedly occurred at a house in Port Dickson at around 7.30pm on Nov 3, 2022.
Asok was charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act, which carries a penalty of up to RM50,000 in fines or a prison term not exceeding 20 years, or both, upon conviction.
Asok’s lawyer M. Dinesh informed the court that the victim was no longer under the care of the accused.
Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi set bail at RM7,000 with one surety and ordered Asok to report to the nearest police station on the first Saturday of each month until the case is resolved.
The next court date is scheduled for Nov 29.
Earlier in another court, 36-year-old Peter Tamil Chelvan also claimed trial to a charge of injuring the same victim.
Peter pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court judge Surita Budin.
He was charged under the same Act for allegedly committing the offence at the same location at around 10pm on Sept 30.
The judge set Peter’s bail at RM20,000 with one surety and required him to report to the nearest police station monthly.
The next court date for his case is set for Nov 27.
On Tuesday, Port Dickson police chief Supt Maslan Udin said the suspects were arrested following a complaint from a woman from Klang, who had previously cared for the victim as a baby.
Supt Maslan noted that the victim’s father died when he was an infant and his mother had abandoned him.
