THE Petaling Jaya Sessions Court today charged a mother of a two-year-old girl who died after she was left in car in Ara Damansara last month.

Nur Sari Fardiana Mohd Amran, 38, pleaded not guilty to the charge of negligence, which was read out by judge Syahliza Warnoh. 

She was charged under section 31(1)(a) of the Children Act 2001 for neglect, and if found guilty faces a jail sentence of up to no more than 20 years or fine up to RM50,000 or both, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Anis Hakimah Ibrahim asked the court to set bail at RM15,000 with one surety.

“The additional conditions must include the accused to report at the nearest police station every month and not bother any witnesses throughout the proceeding,” she said.

Her lawyer, Hanif Hassan however, requested for the court to set a lower bail of not more than RM5,000.

The judge set bail of RM7,000 that she must report to the police station every month and prohibitied from disturbing witnesses throughout the proceeding.

She also set January 30, next year for case mention.

On November 9, the toddler was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital after being left in a car for more than seven hours.

Petaling Jaya police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abd Hamid had said his team received a report at 3.49pm after the child’s mother reported her daughter was unconscious at home.

Fakhrudin said the child’s father gave her initial treatment before the ambulance and police arrived. The victim was later sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. – December 22, 2023.