PETALING JAYA, May 14 — A babysitter was charged in the Magistrates’ Court today with murdering a seven-month-old baby boy at a nursery in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong, earlier this month.

Balqish Mohammad Dzyhan, 28, nodded to indicate she understood the charge after it was read out before Magistrate Farah Azura Mohd Saad.

No plea was recorded, however, as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court. The court then set July 14 for the next mention.

The woman is accused of causing the death of Muhammad Eiden Faheem Mohammed Nor Syafiq at a nursery in Kinrara Commercial Unit, Bandar Kinrara, Puchong, between 9.30am and 10.40am on May 5.

She was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or, upon conviction, a prison term of between 30 and 40 years, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.

Deputy public prosecutor Ainul Athirah Jamalullail appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Datuk Suraj Singh represented the accused.

Also present was lawyer Nur Syakirah Nor Azam Shah, who acted as a watching brief for the victim’s family. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA, May 14 — Singer Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, was today acquitted by the magistrates’ court of two drug charges.

As reported by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), the decision came after the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) accepted his second representation to drop the charges.

Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni granted the acquittal following confirmation from the prosecution.

Last month, the AGC had rejected Wee’s initial representation to withdraw the charges under Section 9(1) of the Poisons Act 1952 and Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

In January, the 43-year-old pleaded not guilty to possessing 0.78g of sildenafil under the Poisons Act 1952 and an amended charge of possessing 1.57g of methamphetamine under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

Prosecutors alleged the substances were found in his possession at a hotel near Jalan Conlay at about 4.30pm on October 22 last year.

Sildenafil is a controlled substance that may only be held with a valid prescription under the Poisons Act.

The case gained wider attention after Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh Yu-hsin, 31, was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Kuala Lumpur on the same day while reportedly working on a video project with Wee.