Three kindergarten teachers and an assistant pleaded not guilty at two separate Sessions Courts in Ayer Keroh in Malacca today to the charge of neglecting two boys under their care, to the extent that they could cause physical and emotional injuries.

Kindergarten assistant Jamia Abd Rahman, 41, and teacher Nur Hanis Azwani Ghazali, 24, were charged with neglecting or exposing a four-year-old boy, in a way that is likely to cause him suffering physical and emotional injuries.

They are accused of...