August 12, 2021, 11:31 AM
A 35-year-old woman in Singapore was charged on Thursday (Aug. 12) for allegedly killing her eight-year-old daughter.
According to The Straits Times, she will be remanded and her case has been adjourned.
Background
The police said in a statement on Tuesday (Aug. 10) that they were alerted to an incident in a residential unit along Geylang Lorong 31 at around 11:40am on the same day.
At the scene, police officers found an eight-year-old girl lying motionless with multiple wounds.
She was unconscious when conveyed to the hospital and was pronounced dead at 12:45pm.
The girl's mother was arrested at the scene.
Under Section 302(1) of the Penal Code, the offence of murder carries the death penalty.
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