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Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Malay Mail
Kuantan man gets eight months in jail for slashing cop with machete during disturbance
KUANTAN, Aug 8 — A grass-cutter was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today to injuring a police corporal with a machete last Saturday. Magistrate Ellyna Othman passed the sentence on Muhamad Firdaus Abdul Hamid, 37, and ordered his jail term to start from the date of his arrest on August 2. Muhammad Firdaus was charged with intentionally causing harm to Corporal Muhammad Shafril Izzwan Ismail, 37, using a machete and two smaller machetes, which could have caused death. The incident occurred on August 2 at 5.15pm in front of a house in Felda Bukit Kuantan. The charge was framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, a fine, or whipping, or any combination of these upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Firdaus Ahmad Mokhlis urged the court to impose a fitting sentence, considering the public interest and to deter the accused from repeating the offence. Defence counsel Mohd Azlan Mohd Arish@Arshad, from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK), informed that the accused is single and earns RM70 a day. Earlier reports indicated that Corporal Shafril Izzwan was attacked with a machete, sustaining injuries to his back, chin, and left hand, by a man believed to be mentally unstable. The incident took place when police responded to a report of a man causing a disturbance while armed with a machete. — Bernama
Malay Mail
03-08-2025
- Malay Mail
Police corporal slashed with machete by mentally unstable man in Felda Bukit Kuantan
KUANTAN, Aug 3 — A police corporal was injured after being slashed with a machete by a man believed to be mentally unstable at a house in Felda Bukit Kuantan yesterday. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the incident left Cpl Mohd Shafril Izzwan Ismail, 37, from the Panching police station, with injuries to his back, chin and left fingers. The attack happened around 5.30 pm when a police team rushed to the scene following reports of a man running amok with a machete inside the house. 'While attempting to calm the situation, Mohd Shafril was attacked by the suspect with the weapon. He was taken to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital and is now being treated in the Yellow Zone,' Yahaya said in a statement today. Police later arrested the 37-year-old unemployed suspect, who is believed to have mental health issues, and seized several sharp weapons from the scene. 'The suspect has been referred to the psychiatric ward for mental health evaluation,' Yahaya added. He has no prior criminal record. The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a weapon. — Bernama
