16-05-2025
Ex-shop assistant fined RM100 for shaming woman's appearance online
KUALA LUMPUR: A former shop assistant was fined the maximum RM100 by the magistrate's court today for publicly humiliating a woman over her appearance during a livestream earlier this month, in what was described as an act of revenge.
The court was told that Nurul Hidayah Yusuf, 23, admitted to the offence, saying she wanted to get back at Nur Ain Suraya Yapri Kamaruzaman, 24, who had allegedly accused her of theft.
During the livestream, Nurul Hidayah displayed photographs of Nur Ain without permission, using them as the backdrop while making disparaging remarks about her appearance with and without makeup.
Pleading for leniency as she was unrepresented, Nurul Hidayah told the court, "I ask for a minimal fine as I have been terminated from my job".
Deputy public prosecutor Amritpreet Kaur Randhawa urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence, considering the circumstances.
Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhammad Dan imposed the RM100 fine, with a two-day jail term in default, after Nurul Hidayah pleaded guilty to the charge.
The offence was committed at about 10.51am at a condominium unit in Sentul on April 5.
The charge, framed under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955, provides for a maximum fine of RM100.
According to the facts of the case, Nur Ain had received screen recordings of the livestream in which she was ridiculed over her appearance. Feeling humiliated, she lodged a police report at the Sentul police station.
Subsequent investigations revealed that Nurul Hidayah had deliberately gone live on TikTok to shame Nur Ain in retaliation for the theft allegation.
