Noor Aqilah Abd Rahman, 33, pleaded not guilty to the two charges read out to her before judge Syafeera Mohd Said.

The court set Aug 13 for case mention.

The offences were alleged to have occurred at her rented home at Jalan Nakhoda Kiri 3, Batu Caves, between 6.20pm and 6.50pm on July 3.

On the first charge, under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, Noor Aqilah is accused, as a person having the care of five-month-old Adam Rayqal Mohd Sufi Naeif, of having abused him to the extent of causing a head injury.

The act provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment of up to 20 years, or both, upon conviction.

Noor Aqilah, who was previously a cook, is also accused of having disposed of Adam Rayqal’s body with the intention of concealing his death.

The charge, under Section 201 of the Penal Code, provides for a maximum imprisonment of three years with the convicted person also liable to a fine.

Noor Aqilah’s lawyers, M Dinesh and Mohd Redzuan Mohamed Yusoff, asked the court to impose a minimum bail as she was taking care of her parents who were unwell and jobless.

Mohd Redzuan said his client, who was unmarried, was no longer working and had also adopted a child who was handicapped.

Deputy public prosecutor M Arunjothi did not propose bail on the grounds that the case was of public interest and had attracted public attention.

The court set bail at RM18,000 in one surety and on condition that Noor Aqilah reports to the nearest police station twice a month pending the conclusion of the case.

On July 3, Adam Rayqal was reported missing from the house of his babysitter in Batu Caves. The police found his body in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator at the house late that night.

A post-mortem at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital found that he died of brain haemorrhage and had also suffered a fractured skull.