The High Court will rule on December 23 whether to suspend the five-year prison sentence of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin’s mother, convicted of neglect causing the boy’s injury.
SHAH ALAM: The High Court will rule on December 23 whether to suspend the five-year prison sentence of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin’s mother.
Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin set the date after hearing submissions from both sides.
Deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin argued there were no special grounds to justify a stay of execution.
She said the defence had failed to show the Sessions Court judge erred in law when dismissing the initial application.
Raja Zaizul Faridah further contended that having a young child diagnosed with autism did not constitute an exceptional circumstance.
She also stated that the appellant’s claim of cooperating by attending court was not a valid ground, as it is an accused person’s duty to attend.
Earlier, Ismanira’s counsel, Haresh Mahadevan, submitted the stay was warranted based on exceptional circumstances involving her second child.
He argued the six-year-old child, who is also autistic and in his father’s custody, required his mother’s emotional support and continuous care.
On November 19, Ismanira filed an application to stay the five-year sentence for neglecting her son.
She was convicted on October 31 of neglecting her autistic son and causing him injury.
The Petaling Jaya Sessions Court sentenced her to five years in prison.
Judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh held that the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s case.
She was also ordered to sign a two-year bond with a RM3,000 surety and perform 120 hours of post-release community service.
