KOTA KINABALU: A 68-year-old woman was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday with causing hurt to her daughter.
Magistrate Herlina Muse fixed March 5, this year for Margareth Tan’s trial and February 13, this year for her case management.
The accused was alleged to have hurt her daughter, Sylvethy Minsin, 45, in front of the stairs outside the Magistrate’s Court of the Kota Kinabalu Courthouse, on October 28, 2013.
The charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code provides for one year’s jail or a fine, or both, upon conviction. The court released Margareth on RM1,000 bail in one local surety,
Inspector Azaman Hamat prosecuted in the case.
In another case, the same court sentenced Muhd Juhari Abdullah, 33, to two months’ jail for stealing a pair of jeans worth RM69.90.
He committed the offence on January 23, at a boutique shop in Centre Point shopping mall here around 7.20pm.
The offence under Section 380 of the Penal Code is punishable with imprisonment of up to 10 years and shall also be liable to a fine on conviction.
Inspector Syahrin Ali acted for the prosecution.