Baby Amiyah (pictured) tragically died last week after succumbing to an undiagnosed neurological issue
A Malaysian woman who allegedly tried to blackmail the parents of a dying baby has been labelled a 'disgrace' by the child's heartbroken parents.
Siti Nurhidayah Kamal, 24, was refused bail on Monday amid fears she will attempt to flee the country.
The mother of two is accused of contacting the parents of 11-month old Amiyah Windross and asking for $1000 for the return of a stolen mobile phone which contained precious photos of their child.
Baby Amiyah tragically died last week after succumbing to an undiagnosed neurological issue she fought since the day of her birth.
Siti Nurhidayah Kamal (pictured), 24, was charged with trying to blackmail $1,000 from the parents of the dying baby girl. She was refused bail amid fears she will attempt to flee the country
Kamal allegedly contacted Jay and Dee Windross (pictured outside Ringwood court on Monday) after they made a desperate public plea for the return of the Samsung Galaxy S8 phone
Kamal contacted Jay and Dee Windross last Tuesday after they made a desperate public plea for the return of the Samsung Galaxy S8 phone.
Her lawyer, Royce Dekker, said his client intended to plead guilty to the charge of making an unwarranted demand for cash with menace when it is was eventually heard in the County Court of Victoria.
'It's despicable. It's disgusting,' Ms Windross said.
'Why would anyone do that and she knew the position we were in. You could tell by the messages. How could you be so disgraceful?'
Kamal allegedly contacted the couple via whatsapp after they made several desperate posts on social media to help them retrieve the phone.
The couple believe the phone was stolen from the toilets next to Target at Chadstone Shopping Centre last Saturday week about 5.30pm.
'The hours that we spent holding our daughter, this woman was sitting in her own house demanding money from us,' Ms Windross said outside court.
Kamal allegedly contacted the couple via whatsapp after they made several desperate posts on social media to help them retrieve the phone. Her husband is pictured leaving court
Ms Windross left her phone in a toilet cubicle at Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping Centre on April 20, and her husband made a desperate plea on social media to have it returned
Ms Windross said she felt some relief Kamal had been jailed until her guilty plea (pictured: an emotional Ms Windross outside Ringwoods court)
The Ringwood Magistrates' Court heard Kamal and
