00:00The Penang High Court on Friday fined a woman 10,000 ringgit for throwing her newborn out of
00:10the window of her apartment building five years ago. 23-year-old M. Santhia had served three
00:16months in jail between July 10, 2020 and January 15, 2021. In delivering her verdict, Judge Rofia
00:25Mohamed said Santhia's interests and mental health, who was 18 at the time, took precedence
00:31over public interest in the case. She added that the court took into consideration the social report
00:37submitted by the Welfare Department. While the crime for committing infanticide is punishable
00:42by up to 20 years in prison and a fine upon conviction, Judge Rofia said Santhia suffers
00:49from major depressive disorder and manic stress. The incident, she said, happened when the accused
00:55was in a panic state, hence it was a spontaneous reaction and an unconscious decision.
01:01The judge also noted that Santhia has been haunted by the incident, continues to receive psychiatric
01:07treatment and that her family has faced social ostracism. Judge Rofia stressed that the sentence
01:13should be rehabilitative rather than punitive and acknowledged the time Santhia had already
01:18served in jail. In default of the fine, the accused faces five months in jail. Santhia was
01:24represented by RSN Raya while Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Khairiya Dahalan prosecuted.
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