SARIKEI: A 34-year-old man from Bintangor who threatened to harm his wife and family was charged on Thursday in a magistrate’s court here with criminal intimidation.
The accused, Mohammad Januar, was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code.
He was alleged to have committed the offence at their house in Kampung Jalan Abang Amin, Bintangor, on the night of Feb 27 this year.
Due to the unavailability of the magistrate, the Court Registrar fixed the case for further mention on March 25 and ordered the accused to post bail in the sum of RM5,000 in two sureties, with RM2,000 to be deposited with the court.
As the accused was unable to post bail, he was ordered to be remanded in Sibu Central Prison pending next mention of the case.
Prosecuting officer Inspector Anbarasu Gobi told the court that the accused’s wife had lodged a report on Feb 27 night claiming that around 8pm that night the accused had returned to their house in a drunken manner and threatened to kill her and other family members apart from threatening to burn their house and a trading
stall.