A 23-year-old restaurant worker was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and fined RM5,000 by the Kuala Berang Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to concealing the birth of her baby by disposing of the infant’s body in a drain.

KUALA BERANG: A restaurant worker was sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM5,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to concealing the birth of her child by dumping the infant’s body in a drain.

Magistrate Nur Athirah Hashim also ordered the accused, Nur Ain Adilin Mohd Rofiza, 23, to serve an additional five months in jail if she failed to pay the fine.

She was charged with concealing the birth of her child by disposing of the infant’s body in a drain at Perumahan Awam Kos Rendah, Padang Setengge, here at 10 pm on Oct 15.