Mentally-ill mother fined RM10,000 in newborn tragedy case


GEORGE TOWN: A woman who caused the death of her newborn by throwing the infant from an apartment was fined RM10,000 after the court took into account her mental health condition.

High Court judge Justice Rofiah Mohamad said that M. Santhiea, who was 18 when the incident occurred and is now 23, deserved a second chance, given her ongoing struggle with mental illness.

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