Siti Bainun’s request to postpone sentence denied


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has 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.

Justice 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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