Woman Charged With Neglecting Son, Boyfriend Accused Of Hurting Boy

SEREMBAN, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- An unemployed woman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of neglecting her 10-year-old son, while her boyfriend was charged with causing hurt to the boy.

Dayang Nurshida, 30, was charged with neglecting the boy in a manner likely to cause him physical harm at an apartment in Jalan Desa Palma, Nilai, between September 2025 and January this year. 

The charge, framed under Section 31 (1) (A) of the Child Act 2001, provides a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to 20 years or both if convicted.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Nazihah Asmuni did not offer any bail due to the dubious status of the woman’s citizenship.

“Checks found the accused is a Baja, but based on the victim's birth certificate, the nationality of her mother (the accused) is Filipino," he said.

Judge Datin Surita Budin did not allow the woman bail and set Feb 23 for mention.

Meanwhile, the woman's boyfriend, Masran, 22, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Nurul Farha Sulaiman to a charge of voluntarily causing injury to the child at the same place last Jan 6.

The charge, framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, provides a jail sentence of up to a year or a fine of RM2,000 or both if convicted. 

Masran, a bar tender, also pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli to a charge of having four obscene photographs and four obscene video recordings on his mobile phone at the same place at 2 pm on Jan 7, 2026.

The offence, under Section 292 of the Penal Code, provides imprisonment for up to three years, or a fine or both, upon conviction.

The court allowed Masran bail of RM4,500 for both charges and set Feb 16 for mention.

The prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutors P. Rubini and Nik Nur Aqilah Syarfa Nik Zaidi, while Masran was represented by lawyers from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK), Y.Y Ng and Ardelliza Izmaryanti Shafie.

-- BERNAMA