Man charged with murdering toddler

SUNGAI PETANI (07/12/2016): A jobless man appeared expressionless as he was charged with the murder of a toddler, whose body was found stuffed in a cooler box recently.

Mohd Affandi Fauzi Ramlee, 34, merely nodded when the charge was read out to him in Malay by a court interpreter.

Mohd Affandi, from Taman Sri Wang, Sungai Petani, was charged with murdering the toddler between 8am on Oct 27, and 2am on Nov 24, at the Paya Nahu flat here.

Wearing a light blue T-shirt and black knee length pants and flip-flops, Mohd Affandi shielded his face from the press by pulling his shirt over his head as he was led from the lockup to the magistrate’s court yesterday.

Mohd Affandi, who was arrested on Nov 24, was unrepresented in court. He has been in remand since then.

No bail was offered as the offence carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Magistrate Adibah Husna Zainal Abidin fixed mention for Jan 22, pending the chemist’s and forensic reports.

DPP Izza Munirah Mansor appeared for the prosecution.

The case was uncovered last month after the toddler’s 26-year-old mother ran to her neighbour for help while cradling her critically injured four-year-old daughter.

Following a report, police discovered the decomposed body of the boy in a cooler box when they visited the flat on Nov 24.

The boy’s body was found wrapped in a thin mattress, placed in the cooler box and covered in ice.

The girl, who was suspected to be abused, suffered from a broken collarbone and bruises.

Mohd Affandi and the children’s mother tested positive for drugs and were remanded to facilitate investigations.

When contacted, Kuala Muda OCPD Asst Comm Md Zukir Md Isa said the mother has been released on a court bond.

Retrieved from The Star Online