A MOTHER and her boyfriend were charged at the Taiping magistrates’ court today with the murder of her nine-year-old son last month.

Siti Farina Mohamed Basharol Ariffin, 36, and Izuhaizad Ismail, 37, nodded in comprehension when the charge was read out before magistrate Nur Atiqah Sapari.

No plea was recorded as a murder case is under High Court’s jurisdiction.

They were jointly charged with causing the death of Muhammad Hasiffaidhi Mohamad Jeffry, nine, at a house in Jalan Panglima 5, Taman Panglima Assam Kumbang, Taiping, between 10am on July 29 and 10.52am on July 30.

The charge, framed under section 302 of the penal code and read together with section 34 of the same act, carries the death penalty or imprisonment of up to 40 years and a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan, upon conviction. 

The court fixed October 16 for mention, pending forensics, chemical and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and post-mortem reports.

On July 31, it was reported that a nine-year-old boy was found dead after the police were alerted to the incident by the public at a house in Assam Kumbang.

Initial examinations by the forensic team at the scene revealed signs of abuse on the victim.

Police then arrested the boy’s mother and her boyfriend, who also lives in the same house, to assist in investigations. – Bernama, August 11, 2023.