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  • Woman’s Jail Term Almost Doubled Due To Brutality Of Assault On Her Own 4-Year-Old Son

    Woman’s Jail Term Almost Doubled Due To Brutality Of Assault On Her Own 4-Year-Old Son

    A woman who assaulted her four-year-old son so brutally that he died had her original jail term of eight years increased to 14½ years on Thursday (July 6) after the prosecution appealed.

    Noraidah Mohd Yussof, 35, pushed her son repeatedly, causing him to hit his head on the floor. She also trampled on him, and grabbed him by the neck and lifted him while pushing him against a wall.

    The boy died from a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain.

    Noraidah was punishing her son for not reciting the numbers 11 to 18 in Malay correctly.

    Last year, Noraidah was sentenced by the High Court to eight years’ jail after she pleaded guilty to two counts each of causing grievous hurt and ill-treating a child. Two other counts of ill-treatment were taken into consideration during sentencing.

    The prosecution appealed to the Court of Appeal for a heavier sentence of at least 12 years’ jail.

    On Thursday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Kow Keng Siong said the lower court was wrong in accepting Noraidah’s “personality aberrations” as mitigating factors. These included a low tolerance for frustration, a tendency to act impulsively and blame others.

    Mr Kow added that personality aberrations did not amount to a recognisable mental disorder. If people are entitled to lenient sentences because of their impulsive or aggressive nature, it is tantamount to giving them an excuse to give in to their emotions and act out their frustrations without self-restraint, he said.

    Mr Kow said deterrence was a relevant sentencing factor. He cited statistics showing a rise in child abuse cases. Last year, the Ministry of Social and Family Development investigated 873 child abuse cases – a 60 per cent increase from 2015, when there were about 550 cases.

    The apex court, comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Judges of Appeal Tay Yong Kwang and Steven Chong, agreed with the prosecutor’s arguments that Noraidah should get a longer jail term.

    The Chief Justice said the gravity of the case was aggravated by the boy’s young age. As his mother, she had a duty to protect him, but instead, her pattern of conduct as a whole pointed to cruelty towards the child, he added.

    Noraidah started abusing the boy in 2012, when he was two. She pushed him and stepped on his ribs when he fell and also twisted his hand when he scribbled on a sofa. She later took him to hospital, where he was found to have fractures in his elbow, calf and four ribs, as well as multiple bruises.

    In July 2012, the Child Protective Service (CPS) placed the boy in the care of her brother and sister-in-law. Four months later, Noraidah and her older daughter moved in with them. CPS closed the case in February 2014 after finding no further reports of abuse. Soon after, Noraidah moved out of the home with both children.

     

    Source: ST

  • Ibu Dipenjara 8 Tahun, Dera Anak Kandung 4 Tahun Sendiri Hingga Maut

    Ibu Dipenjara 8 Tahun, Dera Anak Kandung 4 Tahun Sendiri Hingga Maut

    Seorang wanita berusia 34 tahun yang mendera anak lelakinya berusia empat tahun dengan kejam sehingga anaknya maut di hospital beberapa hari kemudian, dipenjara selama lapan tahun pada Jumaat (29 Julai).

    Anak Noraidah Mohd Yussof meninggal dunia akibat kecederaan pada bahagian kepalanya termasuk keretakan tempurung kepala dan pendarahan otak.

    Satu bedah siasat mendapati tanda-tanda penderaan yang berpanjangan kerana lebih 30 kesan luka pada seluruh badan Mohammad Airyl Amirul Haziq Mohamed Afriff.

    Pihak pendakwa meminta mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman penjara sekurang-kurangnya 12 tahun ke atas Noraidah, sambil menyifatkan kes tersebut sebagai salah satu kes penderaan anak yang paling menyayat hati.

    Pada perbicaraan sebelum ini, Mahkamah Tinggi diberitahu bahawa Noraidah naik berang apabila anaknya yang berusia empat tahun itu tidak tahu menghitung sehingga nombor 18 dalam Bahasa Melayu.

    Dia membelasah anaknya, menolak kanak-kanak itu ke lantai dan memijak lutut budak itu.

    Kemudian, dia menerkam leher budak lelaki itu, mengangkat dan menahannya pada bahagian tembok. Airyl jatuh ke lantai dan tidak boleh bergerak sama sekali.

    Airyl kemudian dibawa ke hospital dan meninggal dunia empat hari kemudian pada 5 Ogos 2014 selepas keluarganya memilih untuk tidak terus menggunakan sistem sokongan hidup.

    Pihak pendakwa menolak hujah pihak pembela yang mendakwa wanita itu mengalami kemurungan dan sindrom Asperger.

    Meskipun Noraidah tidak didapati mengalami sebarang gangguan mental oleh pakar psikiatrik Institut Kesihatan Mental Dr Subhash Gupta, pihak pembela mengemukakan pakar psikiatrik mereka sendiri, iaitu Dr Tommy Tan yang mendiagnosis wanita itu mengalami kemurungan dan sindrom Asperger.

    Semasa menjatuhkan hukuman ke atas Noraidah, Hakim Lee Seiu Kin menerima dapatan Dr Subhash yang mendapati bahawa meskipun Noraidah menunjukkan beberapa aberasi pada tingkah lakunya – termasuk cenderung bertindak terburu-buru, mempunyai tahap toleransi yang rendah terhadap kekecewaan dan sering menyalahkan orang lain – namun ini tidak bermakna dia mengalami sebarang gangguan mental yang ketara.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg