TMJ lawyers to hold watching brief in Bella case


KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyers appointed by Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim can now hold a watching brief in the trial of Rumah Bonda founder, Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, who is charged with neglecting and abusing a teenage girl with Down Syndrome known as Bella.

Sessions Court judge Izralizam Sanusi made the decision after lawyer Datuk Khairul Anwar Rahmat informed the court that he and three other lawyers had been appointed to hold a watching brief for Bella.

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