A TEENAGE girl charged with killing her newborn baby boy is seeking to challenge a court order denying her bail.

Her lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said she has filed an application to reverse the decision of the magistrates’ court denying the girl to be released on bail, pending disposal of the criminal court case.

“We (Messrs Karpal Singh & Co) have been appointed to act on behalf of the girl, who has been charged under section 302 of the penal code in the magistrates’ court in Kemaman, Terengganu.

“An application for bail before the magistrate’s court was rejected on February 15. Hence, we have filed a revision of the said decision, which will be heard by the Kuala Terengganu High Court on March 3.”

On February 15, the accused was charged at the magistrates’ court with killing her baby at a house in Seri Bandi between 7am and 9am on February 8 under section 302 of the penal code.

On February 18, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) in a statement said it can still examine and review the murder charge against the girl, who allegedly stabbed her baby to death, to other charges.

It said this after taking into account additional developments, including the results of the investigation into the rape incident involving the girl aged 14 years and 11 months.

It said the teenager will be tried through a court process in accordance with the Child Act 2001, as the accused is defined as a child under the Act.

If convicted, she will be ordered to be detained under section 97(2), it added.

The AGC said the charge against the teenager is a transparent criminal justice process without the influence of any inducement and based on statements. – Bernama, February 24, 2022.