The woman became a single mother at the age of 16, with a child that was to be her only daughter and the eventual victim of fatal abuse at the hands of her stepfather.
was a single mother at the age of 16, while the husband was himself a victim of child abuse, defence lawyers told the High Court on Wednesday .
Lawyer Mohamed Muzammil Mohamed asked for six to eight years' jail for the woman, while lawyer Ahmad Nizam Abbas is seeking a jail term between 12 years and seven months and 14 years and seven months for the man, along with eight strokes of the cane.On the woman's offences, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Jun Chong said this was the first time an offender was being sentenced for allowing the death of a child.
When his client was 16, she was impregnated by her then-boyfriend and became a single mom, delivering her eldest child who later became the victim in this case. She was entirely dependent on her new spouse for finances, and was busy breastfeeding her infant and looking after her young sons when her spouse was abusing her daughter, said the lawyer.
He told her about how he had been separated from his siblings and placed in homes because of abuse from his own parents. He then reminded her that her kids would be taken away from her if the authorities found out.When arguing about the sentence that should be imposed on the man, Deputy Public Prosecutor Jonathan Lee said that deterrence must be foremost on the court's mind when it comes to fatal child abuse cases.
"At no point did he display any concern about her wellbeing until she essentially blacked out," he said. He said his client had to pick up parenting skills on the go, taking care of the children's needs, preparing meals for them, sending them to school and playing with them. When his client was nine, his parents disappeared for a prolonged period of time and the Child Protective Service removed all the children from their parents' home because of the abuse, said Mr Ahmad Nizam.
" proffers no justification nor rationale for his actions," said the lawyer."He accepts that his actions were deplorable and had tragic consequences. is to give a background to the disciplinary methods he was exposed to."
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