SINGAPORE: A Malaysian college scholar who killed her new child child was sentenced to life in jail on Friday (Oct 25), a day after she was discovered responsible of homicide.
Teo Jia Xin, 22, positioned her child in a cereal field shortly after giving delivery on March 4. The field was positioned in a sealable plastic bag that Teo hid in a suitcase.
Police found the physique two days later.
“Baby Teo was alive after delivery and will have survived, however Jia Xin Teo determined to place her in a cereal field understanding it could kill her,” mentioned James Leslie Francis of the Crown Prosecution Service.
Teo was convicted of homicide at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday.
In an up to date assertion, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) mentioned on Friday that Teo had been sentenced to life imprisonment and can serve a minimal of 17 years.
According to Malaysian media, West Midlands Police have been referred to as to Teo’s house two days after she visited a hospital displaying indicators of giving delivery.
Hospital workers requested her if she had given delivery just lately, however Teo denied it.
She admitted having given delivery throughout police interrogation.
According to the CPS, Teo hid her being pregnant from everybody she knew and arrived within the UK understanding she was seemingly to offer delivery there.
This was reportedly as a result of he was afraid it could have an effect on his research, the New Straits Times mentioned.
Teo denied killing her youngster, a child lady, and mentioned she heard voices telling her to kill the kid. This protection was rejected by the jury.
