Kota Kinabalu: A 33-year-old beauty salon owner was fined RM1,400 or one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here, Friday, for slapping her cousin.
Zurinah pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to voluntarily causing hurt to one Siti Hazlinda, 30, on June 12, at 11.40am at a nail treatment outlet on the second floor of Centre Point shopping mall, here.
Zurinah was convicted under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to one year or fine of up to RM2,000 or both on conviction.
The facts of the case presented by the prosecution stated that the incident took place while the victim was at work in the said shopping mall when her cousin, Zurinah, suddenly confronted and slapped her once on the left cheek.
Zurinah accused the victim of being the reason behind a verbal altercation between Zurinah and her father.
The victim’s employer, who witnessed the incident, intervened and broke up the confrontation before advising the victim to leave to avoid further escalation.
The victim later lodged a police report.
Duty counsel Lim Ming Zoong, representing Zurinah, requested for a lenient sentence while the prosecution applied for an adequate sentence.
In another case, a 26-year-old Filipino was sentenced to seven months’ jail for disposing of a stolen smartphone.
Sabri Anuar admitted to committing the offence by selling the stolen Xiomi 11T phone belonging to one Khalid Hussien to Azrien Norsalim on June 15, this year, at 10pm, in Kg Numbak here.
The charge, under Section 414 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to seven years or fine, or both, on conviction.
Sabri was ordered to serve the sentence from the date of his arrest and ordered be referred to the Immigration Department thereafter.
Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted.
