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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Magistrate’s Court recently sentenced a local man to 15 months’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of assaulting a man and causing property damage during an incident last year.
Ezzeddin Abdul Rahman faced two charges — voluntarily causing hurt to the male victim by punching him on the right side of his head, and committing mischief by using a slingshot to shoot a nut at the front glass window of the victim’s house, resulting in BND1,900 in damages.
During the trial, Deputy Public Prosecutor Abdul Musawwir Haji Mahli produced eight witnesses, including the victim and his daughter, who were eyewitnesses to the incident.
Their accounts were corroborated by CCTV footage showing the defendant damaging the property before attacking the victim.
A medical report confirmed injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
The defendant, in his defence, denied the charges and claimed he acted in self-defence, also alleging that his police statement was made under duress.
However, the court found his explanations contradictory, inconsistent, and implausible.
Magistrate Qamarul Affyian Abdul Rahman ruled that the prosecution had proven both charges beyond reasonable doubt, preferring their evidence over the defendant’s testimony.
In delivering the sentence, the court emphasised that the offences involved violence and intentional property damage, warranting a custodial sentence. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN
