02-07-2025
Jail for assaulting his elder sister
Published on: Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Published on: Wed, Jul 02, 2025
By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: The charge under Section 323, read with Section 326A of the Penal Code, carries up to one year in jail, a fine, whipping, or any two of these, and under Section 326A, the sentence can be doubled if the victim is a spouse, ex-spouse, child, disabled adult, or other family member. Kota Kinabalu: An unemployed man was jailed 12 months by the Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday for assaulting his elder sister during a domestic dispute at their home. Ridzuan Roslan, 29, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Wan Farrah Fariza Wan Ghazali to voluntarily causing hurt to Normala Roslan, 48, on April 27, this year, at 1pm in a unit at Cyber City Apartment Phase 2. The charge under Section 323, read with Section 326A of the Penal Code, carries up to one year in jail, a fine, whipping, or any two of these, and under Section 326A, the sentence can be doubled if the victim is a spouse, ex-spouse, child, disabled adult, or other family member. In passing the sentence, Wan Farrah said family members should be protected, not harmed, and believed a deterrent sentence was necessary to teach Ridzuan a lesson. Earlier, the prosecution in tendering the facts of the case informed the court that on the said day, the dispute began when the victim, told Ridzuan, her younger brother, to stop shouting inside the house. Ridzuan reacted aggressively by punching the victim on the right side of her head, choking her, and slamming her left arm against a metal grille door, said the prosecution, adding that the victim sustained bruises and injuries as a result of the attack. A police report was lodged following the incident, and Ridzuan was arrested. Unrepresented, Ridzuan requested a lenient sentence, saying that he is unemployed and single. Meanwhile, two women were fined a total of RM2,600 for engaging in illegal online gambling activities. Nor Sada and Murni Muis pleaded guilty separately before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to the charges against them, respectively. Nor Sada, 41, was ordered to pay a fine of RM1,400, or one month in jail for engaging in an online gambling session using a handphone in public on Nov 9, last year, at 5.30pm, outside a premises at Industrial Point Mile 5, Jalan Tuaran. Murni was fined RM1,200, or jailed one month for purchasing three lottery tickets without a licence on April 15, this year, at 12.30pm, at the five-foot-way of a shop in Kampung Air here. Inspector Yusri Basri, prosecuting, informed the court that RM75 and RM115 in cash were seized by police from Nor Sada and Murni, respectively, during the raid. Nor Sada and Murni were charged under Section 7(2) and Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming House Act 1953, respectively, which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000, or a jail term of up to six months, or both, on conviction. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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