KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here set May 23 for decision of an application by Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali for a stay of execution of her 12-year prison sentence for neglecting and abusing a teenage Down Syndrome girl named Bella.
Justice Ahmad Bache fixed the date after hearing submissions by deputy public prosecutor Nor Azizah Mohamad and lawyer Ahmad Faiz Munawar, represeting Siti Bainun.
Earlier, Ahmad Faiz Munawar, in his submission, said his client had gallstone and her health had been deteriorating since she was sent to prison on May 3. "The applicant was offered a specialist doctor for treatment but she refused the offer. Furthermore, the treatment facilities in the prison are sufficient and if there are complications, she can be referred to a medical specialist.
Izralizam sentenced Siti Bainun to 12 years in prison after finding her guilty of two counts of neglecting and abusing the 13-year-old girl at a condominium unit in Wangsa Maju between February and June 2021.
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