MELAKA: A former soldier claimed trial at a Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh here to a charge of allegedly assaulting his father.
The accused, Mohd Salihudin Hasan, 35, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read before Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman on Thursday(July 24).
According to the charge, Mohd Salihudin is accused of intentionally causing injury to his 64-year-old father, Hasan Jaffar, at about 10pm on July 18, outside their family home in Taman Peruna in Sungai Udang, here
The charge was framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A, whhich carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both upon conviction.
It is understood that the incident stemmed from a family disagreement involving Mohd Salihudin and his younger sibling.
The father had attempted to mediate and urged both children to mend their strained relationship by asking Mohd Salihudin to reconcile with his sibling.
However, Mohd Salihudin allegedly became enraged after being reprimanded by his father and allegedly responded by slapping him.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Nabihah Sofian proposed to the court to set the bail at RM8,000.
Mohd Salihudin, who was unrepresented, told the court that he is self-employed and had no one present to post bail on his behalf.
The court later granted a bail of RM4,000, with an additional condition that the accused must not disturb the victim.
However, at press time Mohd Salihudin has failed to post the bail. The court also fixed the mention date for Sept 2.
