Bomoh and boyfriend in court for assaulting woman

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KOTA BHARU: A bomoh and her boyfriend were charged in the Sessions Court yesterday for causing grievous hurt to a woman in Machang on Dec 14 using a bamboo and a wooden stick.

However, both the accused Siti Nurul Iman Abdullah, 29, and Mohd Haziq Ab Hamid @ Fauzi, 27, pleaded not guilty to the charge which was brought before Judge Ahmad Bazli Bahruddin.

The couple was charged together with another person still at large with intentionally causing grievous hurt to Siti Normah Abdullah, 59, using a bamboo and a wooden stick.

The couple was alleged to have committed the offence in an unnumbered house in the Machang district at about 11am on Dec 14.

They were charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34 of the same act which provides for a jail sentence of up to 20 years and fine or caning, if found guilty.

 The case was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Hajarul Falenna Abu Bakar while Mohd Haziq was represented by counsel Ahmad Farhan Abdul Halim.

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The court allowed bail of RM15,000 each person and fixed Jan 27 for a re-mention of the case. – Bernama

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