KUALA KUBU BHARU, 15 Nov 2017:
A father was charged at the sessions court here today with killing his one-year-old biological baby daughter – who was found covered with a blanket with severe head injuries in a room at their house, earlier this month.
Francis Lim Jeum Huen, 21, was charged with murdering his daughter Lim En Xing in a unit at Apartment Widuri 1, Sek BB 18, Bukit Beruntung 3, Rawang, near here between 8.30pm and 9.30pm a fortnight ago – on Nov 1.
The accused nodded when the charge was read out to him. He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death sentence, if convicted.
No plea was recorded from the accused because murder cases are under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Judge Zulhelmy Hasan fixed Dec 13 for re-mention. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Amin Azmi appeared for the prosecution while the accused was not represented.
The media had earlier reported the death of the year-old baby girl who was believed to have been abused, and Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Lim Bak Phai said the victim’s parents claimed to have found the child unconscious and covered with a blanket in a room upon returning home from work.
He had reportedly said the parents of the victim had taken the child to a nearby private clinic and an examination revealed the victim had suffered severe head injuries and the child was then referred to the Sungai Buloh Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
– Bernama