Woman jailed six months for concealing and dumping newborn’s body

By MUGUNTAN VANAR

Sabah & Sarawak
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025
8:03 PM MYT

KOTA KINABALU: A woman was jailed six months and fined RM2,000 after pleading guilty to intentionally discarding a newborn baby at a homestay here in 2023.

Armaya Matjani, 22, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to the charge under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing the birth and secretly disposing of the baby's body.

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