Babysitter pleads not guilty to child abuse

A babysitter of a registered childcare centre pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court today to seven charges of abusing a four-month-old boy, who is still in a comatose state.

Raja Noor Iffa Nadia Raja Nordin, 27, is alleged to have abused the boy, causing the child to suffer serious injuries, including brain haemorrhaging and a fractured skull, at the childcare centre here between Jan 1 and 3.

The charge, framed under...