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Charged with hurting wife
Published on: Friday, June 06, 2025
Published on: Fri, Jun 06, 2025
By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: The offence under Section 324/326A of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to 20 years and liable to a fine, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: A fisherman was charged with causing hurt to his wife with a PVC pipe and punching her. Musnih Matali was brought before Sessions Court Judge Marlina Ibrahim to face the charge against him.
Advertisement Earlier, Musnih pleaded guilty to the charge against him but after hearing fully explanation by the court he then changed his plea to not guilty. Musnih allegedly hit his wife by using the pipe and punched her at 10am on March 1, this year at a house in Beaufort. The offence under Section 324/326A of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to 20 years and liable to a fine, on conviction. The case will be mentioned again on July 7 this year for pre-trial case management and granted bail of RM10,000 in two local sureties pending the disposal of Musnih's case. Musnih was also ordered to report to the nearest police station once a month and warned to not tamper with the prosecution witnesses. Deputy Public Prosecutor Afiqah Alya appeared for the prosecution while Musnih was not represented. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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