Suhakam: Detention conditions of teen mum in stabbing case worrying
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Suhakam children's commissioner Noor Aziah Mohd Awal has hit out over the detention of a teenager in a police lock-up over the alleged stabbing to death of her newborn baby.
While acknowledging the seriousness of the alleged crime, she said that detaining the 15-year-old girl who had just given birth is clearly not in the best interests of the child.
"We are of the view that...
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