The Ampang Sessions Court sentenced a woman to three years in jail after she pleaded guilty to beating her six-year-old son to death.

Judge Norshila Kamarudin ordered the 25-year-old mother to serve the prison sentence from today and after serving her time, to be placed on a good behaviour bond for two years and prohibited from caring for other children for five years.

The court also ordered her to be imprisoned for a year if...