KK High Court acquits woman of killing son, commits her to mental hospital

By DURIE RAINER FONG

KOTA KINABALU: A woman who killed her eight-month-old son five years ago has been acquitted by the High Court here on Wednesday (May 24) due to unsoundness of mind and committed to psychiatric care.

Judicial Commissioner Amelati Parnell, issued an order for Erina Jimmy, 35, to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.

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