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Man charged with kicking pregnant wife, slamming her head against wall
BATU PAHAT: A former security guard was charged in the magistrate's court here today with assaulting his pregnant wife and damaging a motorcycle last Saturday.
The accused, Danial Azrey Affendy Mohd Noradi, 21, pleaded not guilty to both charges when they were read out by the court interpreter before magistrate Arun Noval Dass.
According to the first charge, he is accused of intentionally causing injury to his 22-year-old wife by kicking her in the stomach and slamming her head against a wall at a house in Taman Desa Sri Banang at 1.15pm on June 7.
The offence falls under Section 323, read together with Section 326A of the Penal Code. Section 323 carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.
Meanwhile, Section 326A provides for a sentence twice the maximum for offences committed under Section 323 if convicted.
For the second charge, the father of one is accused of kicking his wife's motorcycle, causing RM58 worth of damage, at Jalan Haji Ibrahim, Kampung Rahmat/Kampung Nawi Jaya, Jalan Tanjung Laboh, at around 3pm the same day.
He is charged under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine, or both upon conviction.
According to the police report, the wife, who is two weeks pregnant with their second child, had asked the accused to accompany her to Kulai to collect a baby cradle. He allegedly refused and told her to go alone. When she attempted to persuade him, he became angry, pulled her hair, and slammed her against the wall.
He then allegedly kicked her in the stomach, causing pain, before she lodged a police report at Batu Pahat police station.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan, while the accused was represented by lawyer Zulyatie Awang.
The court granted bail at RM4,000 and imposed an additional condition requiring the accused to report to the nearest police station once every three weeks.
The case has been set for mention on July 14 for document submission.
