Siti Bainun seeks to adduce new evidence, call Zayn Rayyan's mother as witness

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The Court of Appeal was informed that the defence intends to call Ismanira Abdul Manaf, mother of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, to testify regarding a police report she lodged implicating a prosecution witness in the case involving Rumah Bonda founder, Siti Bainun Ahd Razali.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4ep8be7z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Court of Appeal was informed on Monday that the defence in Siti Bainoon Ad-Razali's

00:06case intends to call Ismaneera Abdul-Manaf, the mother of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul-Martin,

00:13to testify regarding a police report she lodged implicating a prosecution witness.

00:18Siti Bainoon's counsel, Haijan Omar, told the three-member bench, Justices Datuk Azman

00:25Abdullah, Datuk Azmi Arifin, and Datuk Dr Chuka Singh, that a notice of motion was filed

00:32on May 7 to introduce new evidence in his client's final appeal.

00:37The defence is also seeking leave to recall the prosecution's fifth witness, Yasmin Nahar

00:42Mahmood, for further questioning related to the police report dated July 25, 2024.

00:50Haijan submitted that the evidence could have a bearing on the appeal against the 12-year

00:55sentence handed to 33-year-old Siti Bainoon for the abuse and neglect of a teenage girl

01:01with Down syndrome known as Bella.

01:04Ismaneera and her husband, Zaim Ikhwan Zahari, are currently on trial at the Pataling Jaya Sessions

01:10Court for allegedly neglecting their autistic son.

01:14A verdict in their case is scheduled for July 21.

01:17Deputy Public Prosecutor Datin Azma Musa confirmed receipt of the defence's notice of motion.

01:25The court fixed June 3 for case management to schedule the hearing of both the motion and

01:30Siti Bainoon's appeal.

01:32In her supporting affidavit, Siti Bainoon stated that the proposed new evidence was not available

01:38during trial and is relevant to the grounds of her appeal.

01:42On May 3, 2023, the Sessions Court sentenced Siti Bainoon to 12 years in prison after finding

01:49her guilty on two counts of neglect and abuse involving 13-year-old Bella.

01:55Her request for a stay of execution was denied, and she was immediately committed to Khajang

01:59prison.

02:00She was also ordered to serve a five-year good behaviour bond with one surety and a

02:055,000 ringgit deposit, in addition to completing 200 hours of community service within six months

02:11of her release.

02:13The High Court upheld both her conviction and sentence on May 2, 2024.

02:20Siti Bainoon was convicted under Section 31, Subsection 1, Subsection A of the Child Act

02:262001 for offences committed at a condominium in Wangsamaju between February and June 2021.

02:36The section carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment, a 50,000 ringgit fine,

02:42or both.

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