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Free Malaysia Today
14 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Teen's guilty plea for attacking cop rejected
Assistant lorry driver SR Aingaran was charged at the George Town magistrates' court with voluntarily causing hurt to a policeman at the Penang police headquarters. GEORGE TOWN : An assistant lorry driver who admitted to injuring a police officer had his guilty plea rejected by the magistrates' court here today after failing to identify photographic evidence presented in the case. Magistrate Siti Nurul Suhaila Baharin declined to accept the plea by SR Aingaran, 19, because of his inability to recognise photos related to the incident which formed part of the facts of the case. Aingaran was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to a policeman on duty at the guard post of the Penang police headquarters at 9.40pm on June 22. The charge was framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to one year, or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction. According to the facts of the case, two men were detained by the policeman at the guard post for behaving suspiciously. One of them was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was brought inside the guard post for further inspection. It was at this point that the accused allegedly acted aggressively, punching the officer in the face and biting his chest, causing swelling and bruising. Following the court's decision to reject the plea, deputy public prosecutor Lau Shavin offered bail at RM5,000 with one surety. However, Aingaran's lawyer S Bommy, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, appealed for a lower amount, citing his client's young age, his single status and his monthly income of just RM1,800 as an assistant lorry driver. Magistrate Siti Nurul Suhaila allowed bail at RM3,000 with one surety and imposed an additional condition barring the accused from contacting the victim or the victim's family. The court set July 21 for case mention pending document submission and appointment of a counsel.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Omagh: Officer injured after being dragged along road
A police officer has been left with multiple fractures after he was dragged along the road by a car driven by a suspected drunk happened shortly after 23:00 BST on Sunday in Beltany Road, officer sustained fractures to his foot, as well as cuts and bruises and is expected to be unable to work for some time, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of a driving offences remains in police custody. "This was a very dangerous situation which could have had a much, much more dire outcome," Ch Insp Graham Dodds senior officer said the driver had been stopped because police believed he may have been under the influence. When told that a preliminary breath test would be carried out, Ch Insp Dodds said the driver "took off at speed dragging the police officer along with his vehicle for several meters before the officer was able to free himself"."Both driver and vehicle were located in Kesh where the car had run out of fuel," he added."The driver was arrested on suspicion of offences including driving with excess alcohol, dangerous driving and assault on police."Police have appealed for anyone information to come forward. They particularly want to hear from the member of the public who stopped to help the officer.
