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Jobless man claims trial to assaulting grandmother
KANGAR: A jobless man pleaded not guilty at the magistrate's court today to a charge of assaulting his grandmother in Padang Besar here last week.
The accused, Mohd A'izzat Arzami, 29, entered the plea when the charge was read before magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim.
He was accused of voluntarily causing hurt to Che Minah Man, 74, outside a house in Batu 16, Jalan Kaki Bukit, Kaki Bukit, Padang Besar, at 5pm on June 21.
The charge provides for a maximum one-year jail term, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Tengku Ruqayyah Tengku Shahrom requested for bail to be set at RM6,000.
However, defence counsel Afida Nurizzatie Abdul Lateh appealed for a lower sum, saying her client had lost both his parents and was currently living alone.
The court then allowed bail at RM4,000 with the condition that the accused must not disturb the victim throughout the course of the proceedings. The court fixed July 21 for mention.
