Murder, an offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code, is non-bailable. — Reuters pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The 15-year-old girl who was raped and gave birth to a son who later died from stab wounds was today charged with murder at the Magistrates Court in Kemaman, Terengganu.
Magistrate Tengku Eliana Kamaruzaman rejected the girl’s plea for bail, her lawyer Nurainie Haziqah told Malay Mail.
Murder, an offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code, is non-bailable. But Nurainie said Section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Code allows for exceptions to be made if the person charged is either sick, a minor and a female.
“We had also submitted that this case is of great public interest and is widely reported by the media. The court could have set a (good) precedent,” she said.
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