KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Sessions Court here today found that the Down Syndrome teenager, known as Bella, suffered physical and emotional injuries when under the care of Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi in his judgment, when ordering Siti Bainun, 30, to enter her defence on charges of neglecting and abusing the teenager, said that if the accused had looked after Bella well, the girl would not have suffered and endured such pain.
“Based on the testimony of the prosecution witnesses (SP) consisting of medical experts from Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) who treated Bella and the former residents of Rumah Bonda, as well as based on photographs of Bella’s injuries and recordings via mobile phones, I found that the victim suffered physical and emotional injuries while in the custody of the accused (Siti Bainun).
“SP3 (HKL pediatrician Dr Nizam Malik Bali Mohamed) said that there were many traces of old wounds on the face, left neck, back, abdomen and right thigh of the patient (Bella) and based on the testimony by SP4 (HKL medical officer Dr Sheshadri Sridar), there were burn marks on both Bella’s hands and scars on her body,” he said.
As such, he said, the prosecution had succeeded in proving that the accused mistreated and caused physical and emotional injuries to Bella.
— Bernama
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