GEORGE TOWN: The High Court has denied bail for an 18-year-old college student who allegedly tossed her baby out of a 13th-floor apartment unit in July.
M. Santhea, who was charged with the offence, pleaded not guilty to killing her newborn daughter at 8.25am on July 10 at the Sri Ivory Apartment in Bandar Baru, Ayer Itam.
The offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder carries the death penalty upon conviction.
Her lawyer RSN Rayer requested bail for Santhea until the case is completed but was declined by Judge Amirudin Abd Rahman.
Amirudin then fixed Jan 11 for hearing of the case while the court studies the affidavits submitted by Rayer earlier this month.
"Now that the case has been transferred to the High Court, we come back to request if bail can be granted.
"We have filed and served the affidavit on Dec 23 to request for bail until the end of the case.
"The court needs 14 days to respond to it," Rayer told reporters outside the courtroom on Wednesday (Dec 30).
Deputy Public Prosecutor Yazid Mustaqim Roslan prosecuted.
In August, Amirudin had rejected Santhea's bail application.
The accused and her boyfriend were remanded for six days to assist in the investigation into the death of the newborn after the baby was allegedly thrown out from an apartment unit.
A resident had lodged a police report after being told that the body of a newborn girl was found on the road near the apartment's parking area.
Source: thestar.com.my, Staff, December 30, 2020
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