Young mother pleads guilty to giving up baby for RM2,000

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A 22-year-old mother has admitted in the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, on Wednesday (Oct 1) to giving up her three-month-old daughter to a couple for RM2,000 due to financial difficulties.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/379asj63  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 22-year-old woman pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court in Ayya Karo on Wednesday

00:06to a charge of handing over the care of her three-month-old baby

00:10to a couple in exchange for 2,000 ringgit.

00:14Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah deferred sentencing of the accused,

00:18Yan Chinding, to October 14, pending the prosecution's statement of facts.

00:23According to the charge sheet, Yan participated in a transaction

00:26with the intention of relinquishing care of her biological daughter

00:30to a couple, aged 51 and 35, in return for cash.

00:35The offense was committed at about 8 p.m. on September 17

00:39in front of a laundrette in Bandakaba, Melaka-Terga.

00:43If convicted, Yan faces up to 20 years in jail,

00:47a fine of up to 50,000 ringgit, or both, under Section 48 of the Child Act 2001.

00:54Originally from Klang, Yan had moved to Melaka in search of work while pregnant.

01:00Facing financial hardship and marital disputes,

01:03she secretly handed over the infant to the couple, who live in Perak.

01:07Yan has two other children, aged three and two,

01:10who are currently under the care of their grandparents.

01:14Deputy Public Prosecutor Noor Asnini Kamaruddin

01:17appeared for the prosecution while the accused was unrepresented.

01:20The court granted her bail of 8,000 ringgit with one surety.

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