Trio claim trial to hurting man using rubber hose in Johor
The accused, Sham Chee Fei, 33, Tommy Voo Tze Hau, 27, and M. Nageswaran, 32, were charged with causing injury to a 26-year-old man using a rubber hose as a weapon, in an act that could have resulted in death.
They allegedly committed the act, with another individual who is still at large, at a house on Jalan Lagenda, Taman Lagenda Putra between 7pm on May 22 and 6am on May 23.
The three were charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years, or a fine, or whipping or any two of the punishments, upon conviction.
In the same courtroom, Sham was also charged with possessing the MyKad of a 32-year-old man and two international passports belonging to other individuals without lawful authority, at Senai International Airport at 9.45am on June 20.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges under Regulation 25(1)(o) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 and Section 12(1)(f) of the Passport Act 1966.
Deputy Public Prosecutor S. Thiviya proposed bail of RM15,000 each with one surety.
Sham and Voo's lawyer Gary Ng Boon Hui asked for a lower bail, saying that his clients worked as a real estate agent and a travel agency employee respectively without a fixed income and were supporting their elderly parents.
Nageswaran's lawyer Lim Seay Sean also requested a reduced amount, saying his client is currently unemployed.
Magistrate R. Salini granted Voo and Nageswaran a bail of RM5,000 each with one surety, while Sham was granted a bail of RM7,000 with one surety.
The court fixed Aug 27 for next mention and submission of documents for all the cases.
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