Teen pleads not guilty to child abuse charges in Negri Sembilan

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A teenager claimed trial at different Sessions Courts in Seremban on Thursday (Sept 12) to four charges of physically abusing girls at a childcare centre in Rasah.  Puteri Nurin Amalina Ahmad Daud, who turns 20 on Sept 22, pleaded not guilty to the charges before judges Datin Surita Budin and Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ywn4tch5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A teenager claimed trial at different sessions courts in Seremban on Thursday to four charges

00:07of physically abusing young girls at a childcare centre in Rasa. Puteri Nurin Amalina Ahmad

00:13Dawood, who turns 20 on September 22, pleaded not guilty to the charges before judges Datin

00:20Surita Budin and Mayor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi. She was charged with using a hot spoon to

00:26cause burns and physical injury on the arms of her victims, aged between five and six.

00:33The accused, who was employed as a childcare assistant, committed the offences at the centre

00:38in August of this year. Puteri Nurin was first slapped with two charges before Judge Surita,

00:46followed by two more before Mayor Sulaiman. She was charged under Section 31, Subsection

00:53of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in jail and a fine

01:00of up to 50,000 ringgit or both, upon conviction. Several people believed to be members of her

01:06family were also present in court. In the first court, Judge Surita allowed Puteri Nurin

01:13to be released on bail of 40,000 ringgit for both charges. The accused was also ordered

01:20not to contact the victims, to report at the nearest police station once a month, and to

01:25surrender her passport to the court in case she had one. In the second court, Judge Mayor

01:30Sulaiman denied the accused bail. Both courts fixed October 18 for remension and to allow

01:36her to appoint a lawyer. On Wednesday, the Inspector General of Police said 402 children,

01:42aged between one and 17, were rescued from 18 care homes in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan

01:48in a large-scale operation dubbed OPS Global. They were believed to have been victims of

01:55exploitation and abuse. 171 suspects, aged between 17 and 64, were arrested, including

02:03a teacher and dorm caretakers.

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