<p>BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three Myanmar children pleaded not guilty at the magistrate’s court today to a charge of criminally intimidating an elderly woman.
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Three Myanmar children, aged 11 and 12, pleaded not guilty to criminally intimidating a 71-year-old woman in a Penang court. They were released on RM4,000 bail each after a court-appointed interpreter explained the charge in Myanmar.
- Defendants are two 11-year-olds and one 12-year-old charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code.
- The alleged intimidation of a 71-year-old woman occurred outside a house in Taman Sri Rambai on Oct 22.
- Counsel S. Sagthiyaraj represents the children pro bono under the Penang Legal Aid Centre.
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BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three Myanmar children pleaded not guilty at the magistrate's court today to a charge of criminally intimidating an elderly woman.
The three — comprising two 11-year-olds and a 12-year-old — maintained their innocence after the joint charge was read to them in Myanmar by a court-appointed Myanmar interpreter before magistrate Roshayati Radellah.
They were accused of threatening to cause injury to a 71-year-old woman using various objects, including a mop, an iron rod, a fluorescent tube, and stones.
The offence allegedly occurred outside a house in Tingkat Binjai Empat Belas, Taman Sri Rambai about 6pm on Oct 22.
