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The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
Tailor pleads not guilty to molesting teen with disability
KUALA LUMPUR: A tailor pleaded not guilty in the Ampang Sessions Court to a charge of outraging the modesty of a teenage girl with a disability last month. Muhammad Arif Zulfakar Abdul Razak, 25, is accused of committing the offence against the 17-year-old girl in the restroom of a vocational training centre in Taman Keramat, here, around 6.30pm in early May. Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Norhidayah Abdullah Sani requested bail of RM6,000 with additional conditions that the accused be prohibited from approaching the victim or tampering with prosecution witnesses. The accused's lawyer, Lingswaran Singh, applied for minimal bail, citing his client's employment as a tailor and responsibility as the family's sole breadwinner. Judge Nurulizwan Ahmad Zubir allowed the accused to be released on bail of RM4,000 with the additional conditions requested by the prosecution and fixed July 21 for case mention. In the same court, technician Ahmad Nizar Ahmad Aminudin, 51, pleaded not guilty to threatening a 46-year-old man with a knife at a restaurant in front of a flat in Taman Dato Ahmad Razali on May 28. He was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment, or a fine, or both, upon conviction. DPP Norhidayah proposed a bail of RM5,000 with one surety. However, the accused's lawyer, Vinobha Doss from the National Legal Aid Foundation, requested a lower bail on the grounds that his client is the sole breadwinner of his family. The court granted bail at RM3,000 with one surety and fixed July 10 for case mention.- Bernama
The Sun
29-04-2025
- The Sun
Disabled teenager charged with physical sexual assault to be referred for psychiatric assessment
KUALA LUMPUR: The defence in the case of a girl being sexually assaulted by a disabled teenager in a mosque in Batang Kali, Hulu Selangor, today requested that the accused be referred to a psychiatrist. Lawyer Lingswaran Singh, representing the 19-year-old accused, told Ampang Sessions Court Judge Norshila Kamarudin that the application to refer his client for psychiatric assessment was made under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 'Throughout my interactions with the accused, as well as based on information from his mother, supported by a psychological assessment, the accused displayed behaviour and made statements that raised reasonable doubt. 'All these show that the accused is likely to be suffering from mental health issues and may be incapable of defending himself,' he said. The court then set July 22 for mention to obtain the status of the accused's mental health, his medical report and a forensic report of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording. Earlier, the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nadiah Malek Fauzie, told the court that there were documents that were still pending, namely the CCTV forensic report and the victim's medical report from the Selayang Hospital. The teenager was charged on Feb 27 this year with committing physical sexual assault against the victim, aged 10 years and eight months, at the mosque, at 6.20 am on Feb 12. He initially pleaded guilty but later claimed trial. The charge, framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a whipping, upon conviction.
The Sun
29-04-2025
- The Sun
Disabled teen charged with sexual assault sent for psychiatric check
KUALA LUMPUR: The defence in the case of a girl being sexually assaulted by a disabled teenager in a mosque in Batang Kali, Hulu Selangor, today requested that the accused be referred to a psychiatrist. Lawyer Lingswaran Singh, representing the 19-year-old accused, told Ampang Sessions Court Judge Norshila Kamarudin that the application to refer his client for psychiatric assessment was made under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 'Throughout my interactions with the accused, as well as based on information from his mother, supported by a psychological assessment, the accused displayed behaviour and made statements that raised reasonable doubt. 'All these show that the accused is likely to be suffering from mental health issues and may be incapable of defending himself,' he said. The court then set July 22 for mention to obtain the status of the accused's mental health, his medical report and a forensic report of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording. Earlier, the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nadiah Malek Fauzie, told the court that there were documents that were still pending, namely the CCTV forensic report and the victim's medical report from the Selayang Hospital. The teenager was charged on Feb 27 this year with committing physical sexual assault against the victim, aged 10 years and eight months, at the mosque, at 6.20 am on Feb 12. He initially pleaded guilty but later claimed trial. The charge, framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a whipping, upon conviction.
The Star
29-04-2025
- The Star
Disabled teenager charged with sexual assault to be referred for psychiatric assessment
KUALA LUMPUR: The defence in the case of a girl being sexually assaulted by a disabled teenager in a mosque in Batang Kali, Hulu Selangor, on Tuesday requested that the accused be referred to a psychiatrist. Lawyer Lingswaran Singh, representing the 19-year-old accused, told Ampang Sessions Court Judge Norshila Kamarudin that the application to refer his client for psychiatric assessment was made under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. "Throughout my interactions with the accused, as well as based on information from his mother, supported by a psychological assessment, the accused displayed behaviour and made statements that raised reasonable doubt. "All these show that the accused is likely to be suffering from mental health issues and may be incapable of defending himself,' he said. The court then set July 22 for mention to obtain the status of the accused's mental health, his medical report and a forensic report of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording. Earlier, the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nadiah Malek Fauzie, told the court that there were documents that were still pending, namely the CCTV forensic report and the victim's medical report from the Selayang Hospital. The teenager was charged on Feb 27 this year with committing physical sexual assault against the victim, aged 10 years and eight months, at the mosque, at 6.20am on Feb 12. He initially pleaded guilty but later claimed trial. The charge, framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a whipping, upon conviction. - Bernama
