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PP v Azlin bte Arujunah

[2020] SGCA 52
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Murder by omission under s 300(c) Penal Code established where parents shared common intention to cause fatal injuries to child through neglect and scalding.

Key Principle

murder by omission; child abuse; scalding death; common intention; s 300(c) Penal Code; duty to act

Area of Law

criminal

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