00:00 A 34-year-old housewife who previously admitted to abusing her 16-month-old son by giving
00:07 him milk laced with liquid meth last month changed her plea to not guilty in the Petaling
00:12 Jaya Sessions Court on Wednesday.
00:15 The accused changed her plea before Judge Noor Ruzilawati Mohamed Noor during proceedings
00:20 which had been set for sentencing after she pleaded guilty to the charge on February 28.
00:27 The 40-year-old husband maintained his not guilty plea when the charge was read out again.
00:33 The couple were jointly charged with abusing their son by giving him milk mixed with water
00:38 containing meth, causing the toddler to experience alleged sympathomimetic drug ingestion.
00:44 The offence was allegedly committed at an apartment in Taman Medan at 6pm on February
00:50 19.
00:51 The charge, under section 31 bracket 1 subsection A of the CHILD Act, provides a maximum fine
00:58 of 50,000 ringgit or a jail term of up to 20 years or both upon conviction.
01:04 The court set May 10 for the next mention, pending submission of the medical report.
01:09 Previously, both accused were allowed bail at 5,000 ringgit each with one surety, and
01:15 ordered to report to the police station once a month and to not interfere with witnesses
01:20 until the case is concluded.
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