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MELAKA: A couple was indicted in magistrates court here today for the murder of their six-year-old son, who was found drowned in a water tank last month.
Zuraida Atan, 31, and her husband, Mohd Fadzli Abdull Razak, 38, nodded after the charge was read to them, but no guilty plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The couple was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for the murder of Zuraida’s son from her previous marriage, Zubaidi Amir Qusyairi Abdul Malek, at a home in Taman Krubong Jaya here at 3.32pm on January 29.
They face the death penalty if convicted of the charge.
Meanwhile, in court of sessions, before Judge Nariman Badruddin, the couple pleaded not guilty to a charge, read separately, of exposing the child in a manner likely to cause physical injury.
It is alleged that they committed the crime in the same place between October 13, 2020 and January 29 of this year.
The charge, framed in Section 131 (1) (a) of the Children’s Law, establishes a maximum fine of RM20,000 or imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both, if convicted.
The judge did not allow them bail and set March 29 for their mention.
The Melaka prosecutor, Badius Zaman Ahmad, was indicted, while Zamri Idrus and Ahmad Musthafi Mohamad and their teams represented Zuraida and Fadzli respectively.
