5-year-old boy scalded to death: Mother convicted of murder, father gets life term

Azlin splashed water on the boy in the first three incidents, while Ridzuan splashed water on the boy in the second and fourth incidents.

In what prosecutors described as"one of the worst cases of child abuse", the boy died from horrific scald injuries, covering about 75 per cent of his body, on Oct 23.pinching him with a pair of pliers, hitting him with a broom and burning his palm with a heated spoon. The pair, who have other children, were originally charged for murder with common intention to inflict fatal scald injuries on the boy.In April 2020, a High Court judge found that common intention had not been sufficiently proved and asked the prosecution to file alternative charges for the acts of scalding.

In June, the judge acquitted the pair of murder and instead convicted them of causing grievous hurt by dangerous means for the acts of scalding. The silver rectangular metal cage which was allegedly used to confine the boy. PHOTO: COURT DOCUMENTSScalded 5-year-old boy's condition would not have deteriorated so easily if he had medical care earlier: Burns expertRidzuan was given 27 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane, while Azlin was sentenced to 27 years' jail, with an additional one-year term in lieu of caning.They asked for Azlin to be convicted of murder and also sought life imprisonment for the couple.

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