Zamani A Rahim J:

[1]The appellant (‘accused’) was jointly charged with trafficking a child, Hafiza Aqilah bt Abdullah, aged two months, an offence under s 14Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007s 34Penal Code

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[2]At the commencement of the trial, the accused was jointly charged with one Lindawati bt Rezuan, an Indonesian national and half-way through the prosecution’s case, the said Lindawati had changed her plea to one of guilty. She was found guilty, convicted and she was sentenced to three years imprisonment from the date of arrest. Lindawati had turned into a crown witness and testified for the prosecution. She was SP5.

[3]There is no necessity for me to narrate the facts of the prosecution’s case, suffice to say that