KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a man to two years’ imprisonment for injuring his mother with a mop and threatening her with a butcher knife.
Judge Maris Agan meted out the sentence on Friday (Feb 10) to Khirul, 28, from Kampung Telaga Air who pleaded guilty on two counts.
For the first offence, Khirul was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A of the same Section for voluntarily causing hurt to his 58-year-old mother with the handle of a mop.
The Section provides for a jail term of up to 10 years, or a fine, or caning, or both upon conviction.
For the second offence, he was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code for committing criminal intimidation against his mother by using a butcher knife.
The Section provides for a jail term of up to seven years, or a fine, or both upon conviction.
The court sentenced him to one year in prison for each of the charges and the sentences are to run simultaneously from Feb 10.
Both of the offences were committed at their residence in Kampung Telaga Air, Jalan Matang here around 9.30am on Jan 5.
Khirul had hit his mother with the mop handle until she sustained injuries on her head and forehead.
The accused did so because his mother refused to give him money.
Khirul also threw a butcher knife at his mother but she managed to avoid it. He also threatened to kill her.
She later lodged a police report for further action.
Khirul was suspected of being under the influence of drugs at the time.
DPP Danial Mohamad Ali prosecuted the case while Khirul was unrepresented.
