Police escorting M. Santhea,18, out from the George Town High Court in Penang. (Dec 30, 2020 ) — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: The High Court has denied bail for an 18-year-old college student who allegedly tossed her baby out of a 13th-floor apartment unit in July.
M. Santhea, who was charged with the offence, pleaded not guilty to killing her newborn daughter at 8.25am on July 10 at the Sri Ivory Apartment in Bandar Baru, Ayer Itam.
The offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder carries the death penalty upon conviction.
Her lawyer RSN Rayer requested bail for Santhea until the case is completed but was declined by Judge Amirudin Abd Rahman.