I was ordered to bite Bella’s tummy, says witness


KUALA LUMPUR: A resident of Rumah Bonda says she was told to bite the tummy of a teenager with Down syndrome, known as Bella, after being ordered to do so by welfare home founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali.

Yasmin Nahar Mahmood, 18, said that Siti Bainun gave the order as Bella did not follow the accused’s instruction to stand at the laundry area of a condominium unit in Wangsa Maju where they stayed.

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