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Unemployed man wielding samurai sword in spat gets 12 years' jail
MUAR: An unemployed man who threatened a rival with a samurai sword in a revenge-fuelled confrontation was sentenced to 12 years in jail and four strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today.
Muhamad Shukri Rahmad, 31, who has 13 prior convictions, pleaded guilty to possessing a dangerous weapon in public and testing positive for drugs.
"I regret what I did. I beg the court to consider a lighter sentence," he said before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor handed down the sentence.
For the sword possession offence, the court sentenced him to five years' jail and one stroke of the rotan.
According to the charge, the man was found in possession of a 90cm samurai sword without lawful authority at an eatery on Jalan Sungai Abong here at 3.13pm on May 24.
He was charged under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958, which carries a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment and whipping.
According to the facts of the case facts, a 33-year-old man lodged a police report claiming that he was approached by three helmeted and masked men, including the accused, who was armed with the sword.
The accused allegedly swung the sword several times at the victim, who managed to avoid being struck.
Police investigations showed that the accused had harboured a grudge against the victim following a prior fight and had sought revenge.
In a separate charge, Shukri also pleaded guilty to drug use and was sentenced to seven years' jail and one stroke of the cane after testing positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi prosecuted the case, while the accused was unrepresented.
The court ordered both sentences to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on May 29.
He will also be placed under police supervision for two years after completing his prison term.
