Malaysian cereal box baby killer gets life in UK

Photo: West Midlands Police

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian student in the United Kingdom, who placed her newborn baby in a cereal box shortly after birth in March this year and concealed the box in a suitcase, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 17 years.

Teo Jia Xin, 22, was sentenced on Friday (Oct 25) at Warwick Crown Court following her murder conviction, according to the latest update on the website of the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).