KOTA KINABALU: A 40-year-old man will be RM1,000 poorer for slapping a 61-year-old woman.
Au Sin Vui pleaded guilty before magistrate Stephanie Sherron Abbie to the offence which he had committed on October 22, this year at around 3:20am in front of a house in Taman Richdar Menggatal.
He had slapped Chong Fui Moi, which is an offence under Section 323 of the Penal Code and carries a prison term not exceeding one year, a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both upon conviction.
The facts of the case stated that during the day of the offence, Fui Moi had been in a van parked in front of her house.
She had then reprimanded Au Sin who in turn, got angry and kicked the door front passenger side of the van she was in before slapping Fui Moi in the face.
Fui Moi suffered pains to the right cheek and was taken to Likas Hospital for treatment.
Based on police investigations, Au Sin had slapped Fui Moi because she had reprimanded him in a harsh way.
Inspector Lim Swee Beng led the prosecution.
The same court sentenced a 30-year-old foreigner to eight months’ imprisonment for havng a fake MyKad in his possession.
Rahim Nurdin pleaded guilty before Stephanie to the offence which is framed under Section 25(1)(e) and carries a maximum fine of RM20,000 or a prison term not exceeding three years.
After his sentence was meted out, he was then ordered to be referred to the Immigration Department for further action, while the IC was ordered to be destroyed.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, a 20-year-old youth has claimed trial to hitting another man with a tyre wrench.
Fajrulnizam Sukar, pleaded not guilty when produced before magistrate Mohd Faiz Omar.
He had allegedly used a weapon to hit 21-year-old Mohd Sharfirul Taking on November 8 this year at Lucky Cafe in Beverly Hills.
Prosecuting officer Inspector Syahrin Ali requested a new case management date and proposed bail of RM3,000 under two local sureties.
Fajrulnizam, who was not represented by a lawyer, requested a lower bail amount.
Mohd Faiz then fixed December 8 for case management and allowed him RM2,000 bail under two local sureties.