MELAKA: A 36-year-old security guard was sentenced to four months’ jail after pleading guilty to hitting his wife.
Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman meted out the sentence after the accused Faizzul Ridwan Ab Rahman admitted to the charge yesterday.
The accused was said to have intentionally caused injury to his 41-year-old wife at a house in Kampung Paya Rumput in the Melaka Tengah district at about 8am on May 24.
The charge was framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A.
Section 323 carries a jail term of up to one year or a maximum fine of RM2,000 or both.
Based on the statement of facts, the accused had asked his wife for money to buy drugs but she refused, telling him that she did not have any cash.
The accused then used his wife’s mobile phone to contact her mother and younger sibling to borrow money but his calls were ignored.
Prior to the incident, Faizzul Ridwan was said to have kicked his wife on the thigh after she refused to ask her mother for a loan.
He had also forced her to go out and find RM100 for him to buy drugs.
The court also heard that the accused told his wife to pay a RM1,000 fine related to a separate drug case and had threatened to burn her motorcycle if she failed to do so.
Insp Nur Zaidah Muhamad Zailani prosecuted while the accused was represented by lawyer Muhammad Izzuddin Ab Malek.
