Nur Ain Adilin Rofiza being brought to the magistrates' court in Kuala Berang, Terengganu. (Bernama pic)KUALA BERANG: A restaurant worker was sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM5,000 by the magistrates' court here today after she pleaded guilty to concealing the birth of her child by dumping the body in a drain.
Magistrate Nur Athirah Hashim ordered Nur Ain Adilin Rofiza, 23, to serve an additional five months in jail if she failed to pay the fine.
Nur Ain was charged with committing the offence at the low-cost housing area at Padang Setengge here at 10pm on Oct 15.
The charge was framed under Section 318 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of two years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
