Man charged with hurting third wife
Published on: Friday, June 18, 2021
By: Bernama
JOHOR BAHRU: A man was charged at the Sessions Court here Thursday with voluntarily causing grievous injuries to his third wife early last month.Rosmaini Abd Raof, 38, a trader, however, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Judge V. Mabel Sheela.
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The man, who hailed from Kedah, was charged with causing grievous hurt to his wife, Jahidah Nordin@Sylvester, 43, a civil servant, by hitting her in the head, face and arms and kicking her in the back.
He was alleged to have committed the offence at a house at Number 02-09, Block B, Scott Tower, Jalan Tani, Kampung Aman, Larkin here, at around 6 am on May 4.
The charge, framed under Section 325 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 326A, carries a maximum jail term of seven years and fine, or twice the maximum jail term, if convicted.
The court allowed the man bail of RM7,000 with two sureties and ordered him to report to the nearest police station every month and not to communicate with any witness until the case is solved.
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July 25 was set for remention.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Sulehan Abd Rahman prosecuted, while the accused was not represented.
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On May 17, the media reported that a 43-year-old civil servant in Johor was rushed to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital after she was allegedly hurt by her husband on May 4.
According to the report, the four-week pregnant woman had serious injuries to her head apart from suffering a broken back, ribs, and jaw.
Meanwhile, a businessman was charged in the Sessions Court here with receiving RM132,900 in deposit from an individual without a valid licence, five years ago.
Razrul Anwar Rusli, 40, however, pleaded not guilty after the charge against him was read out before Judge Herlina Sulaiman.
He is alleged to have committed the offence with Muhammad Faizal Mohd Zazali and Mohamad Fauzi Mohd Zazali at Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Subang, between July and Sept 2017.
The charge, under Section 137 (1) of the Financial Services Act 2013, punishable under Section 137 (2) of the same law, carries a maximum jail term of 10 years or a fine of up to RM50 million or both, upon conviction.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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