Chinese national charged in JB court with kidnapping 15-year-old girl

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A Chinese national has been charged at the Johor Baru Magistrate’s Court with the kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl.  The accused, Huang Xiaonan, a 22-year-old university student studying in Singapore, claimed trial before Magistrate R. Salini on Thursday (Dec 5) to kidnapping the teenager at a hotel in Jalan Station at 4.08am on Nov 24.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdf8u2as  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A Chinese national claimed trial at the Johor Bahru Magistrates' Court to a charge of

00:07kidnapping a 15-year-old girl.

00:09Huang Xiaonan, a 22-year-old university student studying in Singapore, was accused of kidnapping

00:16the victim, also a Chinese national, with the intention to confine her in secret.

00:21The offence was allegedly committed at a hotel in Jalan Station at 4.08 am on November 24.

00:29The charge was read to him in Mandarin before Magistrate R Salini.

00:33The offence was framed under Section 365 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term

00:37of up to seven years and a fine upon conviction.

00:41Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Amira Alauddin did not offer bail, citing the offence as

00:47non-bailable and that the accused is a flight risk.

00:51She said Huang has no familial ties in Malaysia, so there is a possibility of him absconding,

00:57adding that the court should consider the severity of the case.

01:01Goh Poh Gek, who represented Huang, appealed to the court to consider bail as the accused

01:07has been cooperative throughout the investigation.

01:11He added that his client has a distant relative who is a Malaysian staying in Taman Ungkutun

01:16Amina, Skudai, and is ready to be his surety.

01:20Magistrate Salini decided not to allow bail after hearing from both sides and fixed January

01:2527, next year, for next mention and submission of documents.

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