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Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Gravedigger charged with sexually assaulting boy in mosque toilet
Syahril Reza Omar pleaded not guilty after the charge was read in the Taiping sessions court. PETALING JAYA : A gravedigger has been charged in the Taiping sessions court with committing physical sexual assault on a nine-year-old boy last year. Syahril Reza Omar, 43, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before judge Nabisha Ibrahim, Berita Harian reported. Syahril was charged with sexually assaulting the victim by kissing his face and neck in the women's toilet of a mosque in Kamunting at around 12.30pm on July 11. The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for a maximum of 20 years in prison and a whipping, upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Shabani Bahari proposed bail of RM30,000 but lawyer Syed Saifullizan Syed Abd Razak from the National Legal Aid Foundation asked for a lower amount, saying his client only received a monthly allowance of RM400 a month as a gravedigger. He also said that Syahril was a single father with three children aged eight to 19 to care for. Nabisha allowed bail of RM8,000, ordered Syahril to report to the cops every month, and fixed Aug 19 for case mention.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- New Straits Times
Gravedigger charged with sexually assaulting 9-year-old boy
TAIPING: A gravedigger was charged in the Sessions Court here today with sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy last Friday. The accused, Muhammed Syahril Reza Omar, 43, who is also a single father of three, pleaded not guilty before Judge Nabisha Ibrahim and requested to be tried. According to the charge sheet, he is accused of committing physical sexual assault on the boy by kissing his face and neck with sexual intent. The alleged incident took place in the women's toilet at Masjid Jamek Taman Yayasan, Kamunting, at 12.30pm on July 11. The offence falls under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792), which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment and whipping, upon conviction. The prosecution was led by Assistant Superintendent Shabani Bahari, while Syed Saifullizan Syed Abd Razak from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) represented the accused. Shabani proposed bail at RM30,000, with additional conditions that the accused must not approach, contact, or harass the victim — who is not related to him — and must report to the nearest police station once a month. Syed Saifullizan appealed for a reduced sum, citing the accused's limited income of RM400 a month from his gravedigger's allowance and the fact that he is a widower supporting three children aged 19, 14, and eight. The court allowed bail of RM8,000 with one surety, and imposed all additional conditions requested by the prosecution. The case has been fixed for mention on Aug 19 for case management and the appointment of legal counsel.
