Teen girl charged with stabbing aunt in Bukit Mertajam

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A 14-year-old girl pleaded not guilty at a Magistrate's Court in Bukit Mertajam on Tuesday (Jan 7) to a charge of stabbing her aunt.  The teen entered the plea after the charge was read out to her before Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ycxtt8a4  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 14-year-old girl pleaded not guilty at a magistrate's court in Bukit Mertajam on Tuesday

00:08to a charge of stabbing her aunt.

00:10The teen entered the plea after the charge was read out to her before Magistrate Mohammad

00:15Harith Mohammad Mazlan.

00:17She was accused of intentionally causing injury to her 34-year-old aunt using a knife at a

00:23flat in Jalan Praijaya at 11.30am on January 3.

00:28It was reported that the victim sustained abdominal injuries.

00:32The charge was made under Section 324 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up

00:37to 10 years, a fine, whipping or any two of the three punishments.

00:42During the closed-door proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Zulfazli Hassan proposed

00:48bail of 5,000 ringgit.

00:52However, the accused's lawyer, Muhaymin Hashim, appealed for a reduction, citing that the

00:58defendant is a minor and still in school.

01:01Magistrate Mohammad Harith set bail at 3,000 ringgit with one surety and imposed an additional

01:08condition that the accused must not contact or disturb the victim until the case is resolved.

01:15The court also fixed March 20 for mention pending forensic and medical reports.

01:21For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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