Unemployed man jailed 14 months for threatening to kill his father

New Straits Times

6 hours ago

MUAR: An unemployed man who threatened to kill his father with an iron bar and attempted to strangle him was sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty at the magistrate's court here today.
Sugan Dheenathayalan, 21, pleaded guilty to two charges after they were read to him by the court interpreter before Magistrate Suzana Mokhtar.
According to the first charge, the accused intentionally injured his 53-year-old father by punching him in the head and strangling him at a house in Bukit Pasir at 10.30pm on June 15.
He was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A.
Section 323 provides for imprisonment of up to one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both. Section 326A allows for double the maximum sentence if the offence involves a family member.
For the second charge, Sugan was accused of threatening his father with an iron bar at the same time, date and location.
The offence falls under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
According to the facts of the case, the incident started with an argument after the accused refused to follow his father's instruction to pick up a chicken near their house.
The argument escalated when the accused lost his temper and punched his father. He then pointed an iron bar at him and said: "Do you want me to poke you? Do you want to die?" ("Kau nak aku cucuk? Kau nak mati ke?").
The incident was witnessed by the accused's mother, and the couple later lodged a police report out of concern for their safety.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Amieerah Alludeen prosecuted, while the accused was represented by Fatimah Zahrah Azmi from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
The court sentenced Sugan to eight months' imprisonment for the first charge and six months for the second, to be served concurrently.