Unemployed man charged with abducting six-year-old Albertine Leo, six charges of sexual offences against children

Malay Mail

8 August 2024 at 1:37 am·1-min read

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — A 31-year-old unemployed man has reportedly claimed trial to abducting and illegally confining six-year-old girl Albertine Leo Jia Hui last month.

The Star reported Leang Win Son was charged under Section 363 of the Penal Code, and can be jailed up to seven years and fined if found guilty.

He pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court in Johor Baru in front of Justice Rasidah Ruslee.

The charge sheet stated that the accused allegedly abducted the girl from her mother at Eko Galleria 3 along Jalan Eko Botani 3/2 in Iskandar Puteri at around 8.30pm on July 20.

He was also charged with wrongfully confining the child inside a hotel room on Jalan Mahogani 9, Batang Kali in Hulu Selangor, Selangor at around 4.45am on July 23.

Leang’s bail was set at RM20,000. He was ordered to surrender his passport, to report to the nearest police station monthly, and to stay clear of the witnesses.

Separately, he faced six separate charges under the Sexual Offences Against the Children Act 2017.

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