Maid Faces Charges For Poisoning Baby With Clorox
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan – An Indonesian maid who allegedly mixed bleach (Clorox) with rice porridge she gave a baby boy was remanded at the Central Police Station for a week for further investigations.

No plea was taken by the suspect when she was produced in court yesterday.

Maryatun Madisman, 34, was charged with attempting to voluntarily cause hurt by means of corrosive substance, putting bleach into the rice porridge when feeding a one-year and six months old baby three days ago at the house in Kampong Menengah, Temburong.

She could be sentenced to imprisonment of up to 3 years and 6 months upon conviction.

The maid would appear in the Magistrate's Court again on December 6 for further mention.

The prosecution is still waiting for results from DSS regarding substances found inside the porridge as well as a medical report of the victim besides waiting for caution statement to be recorded. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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