Bail appeal result this Friday


Day in court: Police officers escorting Santhiea to the George Town High Court in Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A teenager, who is facing a charge of murdering her newborn girl, will continue spending the next few days in jail pending a High Court decision on whether she should be granted bail.

Judge Datuk Amirudin Abd Rahman said a decision would be made this Friday to determine whether M. Santhiea, 18, could be released on bail pending the trial.

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