SEREMBAN: A 31-year-old mother has pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to a charge of abusing her 11-year-old daughter.
The accused did not contest the charge after it was read to her before judge Surita Budin on Monday (Dec 15).
She was charged with committing the offence in a flat near here at around 5.30am on Oct 29.
The charge, under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001, carries a jail term of up to 20 years or a fine not exceeding RM50,000, or both, upon conviction.
The provision makes it an offence to abuse, neglect, abandon, or expose a child in a way that causes physical or emotional injury, or to cause or permit such harm.
Earlier, the judge said a psychiatrist's report found the accused fit to stand trial.
Lawyer Hanis Anisah Jamiludin from the Legal Aid Department then asked the court for time to prepare mitigating factors before the sentence is passed.
The judge then fixed Tuesday (Dec 16) for sentencing.
