KUANTAN: A jobless man was sentenced to six years jail and two strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here yesterday after he pleaded guilty to hurting his wife with acid, on Wednesday.Supian Hani Ismail, 47, appeared calm when Judge Irwan Suainbon handed down the jail sentence, which takes effect yesterday.
In his judgement, Irwan said the court took a serious view of the offence by the accused who by right should be his wife’s protector.
Supian Hani was charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code with causing grievous hurt on Zarina Wahab, 43, by splashing formic acid on her.
The section provides for jail up to 20 years and whipping.
He committed the offence at the couple’s home at 67, Felda 2 Bukit Sagu here between 12.30am and 2am on April 7.
According to the facts, the accused had awaken his wife demanding to have sex but was rejected by the wife because she was not feeling well.
Enraged by the rejection, the man grabbed some formic acid kept for solidifying latex and splashed the corrosive liquid on his wife.
His wife suffered eight per cent superficial burns on her chin, hands and on the left side of her body as a result.
Supiah Hani who was unrepresented had pleaded for a more lenient punishment but deputy public prosecutors Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsudin and Heng Yen Loo had urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence as the accused had caused his own wife to be physically and emotionally scarred for life. — Bernama