KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court for intentionally causing injury to his older sister.
Mohd Adam, 32, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code read together with Section 326A of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of up to one year or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both.
He committed the offence to his 39-year-old sister at their residence in Jalan Astana, Petra Jaya, at about 2.45 pm on July 24.
According to the facts of the case, Mohd Adam suddenly punched his sister in the left eye and strangled her by the neck for no reason.
Fearing for her safety, his sister lodged a police report that led to Mohd Adam’s arrest on the same day.
Investigation found that the sister suffered pain in the left eye and a wound on her left wrist as a result of the incident.
In addition, Mohd Adam also had six prior records involving four cases of drug abuse, one case of injuring people and possession of weapons.
Insp Merylene Lindan Andrew Mang prosecuted the case, while Mohd Adam was unrepresented by a counsel.
