Couple charged again with neglecting son

JOHOR BARU: A married couple, who were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) over negligence of their four-year-old son who died, have been charged again.

The boy’s stepfather S. Nagendran and mother A. Sangeetha, both 23, pleaded not guilty when they were charged under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 before Sessions Court judge VM Mabel Sheela yesterday.