Sabah kindergarten teacher in child abuse case gets one year's jail, RM10,000 fine


The accused being led out from the courthouse in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: A 27-year-old kindergarten teacher who was caught on video two weeks ago abusing a four-year-old pupil under her care has been sentenced to a year’s jail and a RM10,000 fine here on Wednesday (Aug 23).

Melona Eva Ezwa Musah pleaded guilty before Sessions Court judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan, who also instructed the accused to be placed under a bond of good behaviour for two years on completion of her imprisonment.

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