JB court postpones sentencing of single mum, friend for abusing, neglecting son


JOHOR BARU: The Sessions Court here has postponed the sentencing of a single mother and her female companion after both of them pleaded guilty to abusing and neglecting her seven-year-old son.

Lawyer Abd Rahim Ali, who represented both the accused - the boy’s biological mother Nurul Asyiqin Mohamad Zahir, 27, and Singaporean Awiin Chua, 30 - said the decision was initially slated for Tuesday (Oct 10).

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