Singapore boy murder trial: Mother told police she ‘only wanted him to learn his lesson’ | Malay Mail

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SINGAPORE, Nov 15 — When told that she and her husband would be charged with the murder of their five-year-old son, Azlin Arujunah said she had only beaten and poured hot water on the child to discipline him, and did not think that he would die from the assault. The then-24-year-old had also told...

Friday, 15 Nov 2019 08:59 AM MYT

Azlin and her husband Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman, both now 27, are on trial for the alleged murder of their son, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his surviving siblings. The court also heard that in a statement taken by ASP Leong on the same day, Azlin had said: “I do not have the intention to pour hot water on him if he did not show any attitude towards me. I also don’t know that what I did could cause his death.”

Leong also testified that Ridzuan had told her to include in his statement that he had seen some blood stains in the cat cage, although he said neither he nor Azlin had beaten the boy while he was in the cage.On Wednesday, a forensic pathologist from the Health Sciences Authority had testified that the boy’s injuries include substantial bleeding under his scalp measuring 18cm by 10cm, which was “almost the entire head.

 

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