KOTA BARU: Five women from two families were each fined RM1,000 after pleading guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here to fighting in a market on Christmas Day.
Rozita Ramli, 47, along with her daughter Aleeya Maisara Hasbullah, 19, and daughter-in-law Siti Nor Bakyah Abdullah, 19, as well as Siti Sara Suaini, 30, and her younger sister Siti Mastura Suaini, 28, were charged under Section 160 of the Penal Code.
The offence carries a penalty of up to six months’ imprisonment or a fine of RM1,000, or both, Bernama reported.
Video footage that went viral showed the women fighting at the Melor market last Thursday, which led to the arrest of 12 people.
