A 24-year-old woman, Lua Mei Zhu, was convicted and jailed for two years on Wednesday for infanticide after she threw her newborn daughter from the bathroom window of her 38th-floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur [1].
The baby died on February 26, 2025, after falling to a balcony below on the 9th floor, suffering severe head injuries [1]. Police were alerted around 10:20 p.m. when a resident found the injured infant [1].
Police raided Lua's flat the following day and arrested her. She initially pleaded not guilty to murder in August 2025 but later changed her plea to the lesser charge of infanticide [1].
The court found her guilty of causing the death of her newborn daughter [1]. Lua, who was unmarried and did not disclose her pregnancy to her family, expressed regret through her lawyer, who said she had been afraid to seek medical help due to social stigma [1].
The sentencing on Wednesday concluded the case, with the court imposing a two-year jail term [1].
