JOHOR Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim will have an audience with Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun today.
Tunku Ismail said the meeting was to discuss the abuse case involving Bella to ensure such an incident would not be repeated in future.
“I will be meeting Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rina to discuss Bella’s abuse case.
“I will also be briefed on the steps that have been taken by the ministry to ensure no repeat of such a case,” Tunku Ismail said, in his Facebook post.
Bella’s abuse case went viral on social media last year when a woman claimed that the teenager was scalded with hot water and was tied up while under the care of a welfare home, Rumah Bonda.
Subsequently, Rumah Bonda founder, Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, 30, was charged with two counts of neglecting and abusing the 13-year-old girl with Down Syndrome, resulting in physical and emotional injuries to the victim at a condominium in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, between February and June 2021.
The charge framed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 provides a maximum jail of 20 years or a fine of RM50,000 or both if found guilty.
Siti Bainun pleaded not guilty to both charges. – April 19, 2022
Main photo credit: Malay Mail
