Court orders maid in baby-tossing case to mental hospital

Justice Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya also ordered the applicant, Yuliana, to be examined by a psychiatrist after taking into account the medical report from a hospital in Medan, Indonesia where she also received mental treatment eight years ago.

"The court also found that one of the applicant's family members is also suffering from mental illness.

"In a bid to ensure justice and to enable report about the applicant's status of sanity to be prepared, the court hereby orders the applicant to be sent to a (mental) hospital in Tampoi, Johor or the equivalent, to undergo mental observation according to Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code," she said.

The court also set May 20 to hear the hospital's report on the status of Yuliana's mental health before making any decision on her application for the stay.

Yuliana was sentenced to 20 years jail by the Kuantan Sessions Court last Feb 19 after she pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and tossing the boy into the air several times.

She was sentenced to 15 years' jail on the first count and five years on the second count.