KUCHING: A couple in a drunken state, who brandished a weapon and threatened to kill an elderly woman after they were reprimanded to stop making noise, faced the consequences as they were sentenced in the Magistrates’ Court today (Mar 21).
Andry Jani, 27, received an eight-month prison sentence for criminal intimidation using a samurai blade, while an 18-year-old girl was placed on a six-month peace bond for threatening to kill the victim, who is her grandmother.
Both individuals pleaded guilty to their respective charges before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
Andry was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code while the teenage girl was charged under Section 67 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
They committed the offences at a house in Batu Kawa Resettlement Scheme around 2 am on Mar 18.
Based on the case facts, the grandmother found her daughter, granddaughter (the teenager), and Andry being drunk and noisy in the living room.
The grandmother then advised her granddaughter to lower her voice as their neighbours have young children but, instead the granddaughter scolded her and threatened to injure the grandmother with a knife.
Meanwhile, Andry who is also displeased with the grandmother, left the house and returned with a samurai blade, which he brandished at her while threatening to kill her.
Feeling scared and threatened, the grandmother immediately sought refuge at her neighbour’s house and reported the incident to the police for further action.
The granddaughter and Andry were arrested that night at around 8.45 pm at the same house
Insp Ammarsofi Yusoff prosecuted both cases, while neither the teenager nor Andry were represented by counsel.
