KUALA LUMPUR: A woman whose son died after falling from the 16th floor of a condominium has been charged with neglecting the boy in the Selayang Magistrate’s Court.

       The 24-year-old accused pleaded not guilty.

       She was charged, as a person responsible for caring for the boy, with neglecting the child in a manner likely to cause him physical injury at a condominium unit in Jalan Lebuhraya Selayang-Kepong, Gombak here, between 9.45am and 10.48am on Nov 17.

       The charge was framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, a maximum 20-year prison term or both if found guilty.

       Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Shasha Hidayah Nor Azahar requested bail at RM15,000 in one surety but the accused, who was unrepresented, said she could not afford bail.

       She said she was unemployed and her husband was a delivery rider earning less than RM2,000 a month, adding that she had another son, aged four, to care for.

       The court set bail at RM8,000 in one surety and ordered the accused to report herself to the nearest police station once a month and not to intimidate witnesses in the case.

       The case was set for mention on Jan 13. — Benama