Kota Kinabalu: A 44-year-old year old man was fined RM4,000 or seven months jail by the Magistrate’s Court here Friday for threatening to kill his wife.
Kamirin Ebit pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to committing the offence against his 39-year-old wife by saying “Ku sembelih kau pun boleh bah (I can slaughter you too)”, on June 12, this year, at 10pm, in front of a house at Angkasa Apartment, Menggatal.
The charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both and if the threat involves causing death or grievous hurt, arson, or outraging a woman’s modesty, the penalty may extend to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, on conviction.
The court heard from the prosecution that on the night of the incident, the complainant was at home when an argument broke out with Kamirin, who is her husband.
During the quarrel, he threatened her with the said words, causing her to fear for her safety. She later lodged a police report which led to Kamirin arrest on July 4.
Meanwhile, a 23-year-old man was sentenced to seven months jail for keeping a stolen car.
Baru Junie pleaded guilty before Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali to keeping a stolen Proton Saga belonging to one Winona Emmanuel, on May 26, this year, at 12.05am, at the traffic light, Jalan Tuaran Bypass, Manggatal – Tuaran.
The charge is framed under Section 411 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of between six months and five years and liability of a fine on conviction.
The prosecution informed the court that the car was reported stolen from a workshop in Putatan on May 25.
In the same court, a 35-year-old man was jailed six months for a similar offence.
Walter Jumain admitted to keeping stolen items comprising several identity cards, bank cards, a car key, an Apple Watch, and a laptop belonging to one Jude Ooi on July 24, at 9.30am in a rented room at Putatan town.
The court heard from the prosecution that the said items were reported missing from the complainant’s house in Penampang on July 24.
The court ordered both Baru and Walter to serve the sentence from the date of their respective arrest.
