Woman who hurled newborn baby from 18th floor charged with murder

A woman, still in confinement after the birth of her second child, was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the death of her newborn baby.

Norazwani Mohd Noh, 39, who is a property agent, was charged with the murder of her newborn by hurling the baby girl from the balcony of her house on the 18th Floor, Block C, Flat Danau Kota, Jln 3/23D Off Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak here at 8.11 am last Feb 29.

The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death sentence upon conviction.

However, no plea was recorded from the woman, who also has a five-year-old child. She was unrepresented.

Magistrate Siti Radziah Kamarudin set March 9 for mention pending the post-mortem and chemist reports on the victim.

Deputy public prosecutor Nor Diana Nor Azwa prosecuted.