KUALA LUMPUR: The Magistrates Court sentenced a fireman to three months in prison on Monday (Sept 25) after he pleaded guilty to injuring his aunt two years ago.
Magistrate Nurul Izzah Shaharuddin meted the sentence on Putera Azirul Abdul Aziz, 32, and ordered him to start serving it on Monday.
Under Section 323 of the Penal Code, he was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Aini Ahmad, 58, at the Balai Bomba Taman Melati quarters in Wangsa Maju at 4 pm on Dec 27, 2021.
The offence provides imprisonment of up to one year or a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
Earlier during the proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Sheryn Yong Shi Yee requested a deterrent sentence to serve as a lesson to the accused and to consider the public interest.
However, Putera Azirul, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lighter sentence on the basis that he was the sole breadwinner for his family and had 14 children, 10 of whom are stepchildren.
"I acted like that (causing the injury) because my in-laws wanted to take my wife back to the village without my permission,” he said.- Bernama
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