Man jailed eight years, one stroke of the cane for attempted murder of police inspector
The offence carried imprisonment of between five and 10 years, as well as caning.
MELAKA – The Ayer Keroh Sessions Court sentences a man to eight years’ imprisonment and one stroke of the cane for attempting to murder a police inspector with a kerambit last Saturday.
Judge Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin handed down the sentence against Muhammad Fairus Abdullah, 31, following his guilty plea.
According to the charge, the accused attempted to murder Insp Esmal Fhahmie Abd Malek, 40, by swinging a kerambit at the victim with intent likely to cause death.
The offence was committed at 1am on April 11 at Lot 1209-2, Batu 6 Lereh, Tanjung Kling.
He was charged under Section 307 of the Penal Code, which provided for imprisonment of up to 10 years and also liable to caning.
He was also charged under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 for possessing a dangerous weapon in a public place without a lawful purpose.
The offence carried imprisonment of between five and 10 years, as well as caning.
Based on the facts of the case, the complainant, Insp Esmal, had identified himself after noticing the accused behaving suspiciously, but the accused fled about 300 metres while holding a kerambit and a screwdriver.
The complainant ordered him to surrender, but the accused refused, shouting, "I will kill any police officer who tries to stop or arrest me".
The accused then swung the weapon at the complainant, only dropping it after a warning shot was fired into the air by a police officer.
Deputy public prosecutor Rif'ah 'Izatti Abdul Mutalif called for a commensurate sentence, while the accused, who was unrepresented, appealed for his sentence to run concurrently from his date of arrest.
The court sentenced him to eight years’ imprisonment for the attempted murder charge, and five years’ imprisonment with one stroke of the cane for possession of a weapon.
Both sentences were ordered to run concurrently from the date of arrest.
Separately, before the Ayer Keroh magistrate’s court, the accused pleaded guilty to three charges under Sections 506, 324 and 184 of the Penal Code for threatening police officers, injuring a police officer with a machete, and obstructing a civil servant in their duties.
Magistrate Uthman Abd Ghani sentenced him to seven months’ imprisonment for each charge, ordering the sentences to run concurrently from the date of arrest. – BERNAMA
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