KUALA LUMPUR: A trader has been slapped with a maximum fine of RM500 by the Ampang Magistrate's Court here for failing to take his critically injured friend to a hospital, resulting in the victim's death.
Magistrate Amalina Basirah Md Top meted out the fine on Oon Tien Yue, 37, who then paid the fine.
Oon was charged with acting negligently by endangering a human life in not seeking treatment for his friend, e-hailing driver, Law Mun How, 37, who was critically injured.
The offence was committed at a house in Pandan Perdana, Ampang, near here, between 10.33am on June 20 and 7.50pm on June 22.
The charge, under Section 336 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum jail sentence of three months or a fine of up to RM500, or both upon conviction.
Based on the facts of the case, Law, who was severely injured in an assault, had been sleeping in the car in front of Oon's house for a week since June 14.
On June 20, Oon brought Law into the house but left him in the living room without sending him for treatment.
The investigation found that Oon was negligent in leaving Law to die. – Bernama
