A MECHANIC was jailed for seven days after he pleaded guilty at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court to punching his sister when she scolded him for farting in a vehicle last week, Kosmo! reported.
Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni meted out the sentence on Ridzuan Samsudin, 37, after he admitted to the charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code.
The accused punched Nurul Hanis Samsudin, 32, on the nose and mouth during the argument at a parking lot in Melaka Tengah district on Sept 11.
It was understood that the incident happened when the accused was joking around by farting in the vehicle, much to the victim’s annoyance and anger.
The victim then brought up past incidents, which riled up the accused and led to him assaulting her.
The victim suffered bleeding and swelling as a result, and subsequently lodged a police report.
> A cosmetics entrepreneur, who was allegedly involved in a tontine that caused victims to suffer losses amounting to RM151,945, has had her remand order extended for another three days in Besut, Terengganu, until tomorrow, according to Utusan Malaysia.
Last week, the 31-year-old businesswoman, believed to be the mastermind of the investment scheme, was arrested by police.
Besut OCPD Supt Abdul Rozak Muhammad said 17 victims had reported losses from the scheme, which was promoted via WhatsApp and promised significant returns.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
