Nanny charged with murder over baby’s death in Ipoh

IPOH: The nanny who allegedly abused a six-month-old baby who later died has been charged with murder.

Tan Wooi Cheng, 52, was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code before Magistrate S Punitha here on Thursday (July 20).

After the charge was read in Mandarin, Tan nodded and said yes when asked if she understood.

No plea was recorded.

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Tan was said to have committed the offence at Taman Tawas Indah, Chemor between midnight on July 9 and 11am on July 12.

The police had on July 14 received a call from Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun to inform them that a baby had died two days after lapsing into a coma.

Tan, who was arrested on July 13, was initially investigated for neglecting or abusing a child, but the case has been reclassified as murder.

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Lawyer J. Matthews, who represented Tan, said his client has serious thyroid problems and hopes she will be given adequate medical attention.

Punitha set Oct 5 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Hidayu Zakaria prosecuted.