Siti Bainun withdraws application to delay jail sentence


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Thursday (Nov 28) dismissed an application by Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali to postpone the execution of a 12-year prison sentence for neglecting and abusing a girl with Down syndrome, known as Bella, three years ago, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.

Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid made the decision after lawyer Asyraaf Abu Bakar Hamzah, representing Siti Bainun, 32, informed the court that the defence intended to withdraw the application.

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