A CHILDMINDER was charged in a magistrate’s court in Ipoh today with the murder of a six-month-old girl who was under her care.

Tan Wooi Cheng, 51, nodded after the charge was read out to her.

No plea was recorded as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Tan was charged with murdering the baby at a house in Persiaran Klebang Selatan 5, Tawas Indah, Chemor, Ipoh, between midnight on July 9 and 11am on July 12.

The charge, framed under section 302 of the penal code, provides for the death sentence or imprisonment for between 30 and 40 years, and if not sentenced to death, whipping of not fewer than 12 strokes, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Hidayu Zakaria prosecuted while lawyer J. Matthews represented Tan.

The court set October 5 for mention and submission of the chemist’s and post-mortem reports.

It was reported that the baby died at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital after being in a coma for two days. – Bernama, July 20, 2023.