Ellis Andreyani, 47, pleaded guilty to child abuse at a house at the Taman Utama flats in Minden Heights, Gelugor, in November last year.

She was charged under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Child Act 2001, which carries a maximum RM20,000 fine or a maximum jail term of 10 years or both.

She is currently serving a six-month jail sentence for an immigration offence after she was found to be without a valid travel document.

Deputy public prosecutor Rais Imran Hamid urged sessions court judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid to impose a deterrent sentence.

Referring to the CCTV footage that was widely shared on social media during the past week, he said a deterrent punishment would reflect the seriousness of the crime and send a message to the public that such an act was not acceptable.