Kota Kinabalu: A bus driver was sentenced to four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for assaulting his wife.
Rickly Primus, 44, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to causing injury to his 41-year-old wife, at their quarters in Kampung Kawakaan, Inanam, at 7.30pm on Jan 1.
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Rickly was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A of the Penal Code.
Section 323 provides for imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, while Section 326A allows for a sentence of up to twice the maximum term prescribed for the relevant offence where the victim is a spouse.
The prosecution told the court the complainant lodged a police report at the Emergency Ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital II after sustaining a head injury caused by being struck with a glass by her husband.
Investigations found that Rickly threw a glass at the victim, causing a wound on the left side of her head that required five stitches and hospital treatment.
Further investigations revealed Rickly had been drinking with friends and was intoxicated.
The assault occurred after the victim reprimanded him for insulting a friend’s child.
Rickly was also said to have frequently scolded and beaten the victim after returning from work.
Acting on information received, police arrested Rickly at the house.
Unrepresented, Rickly requested for leniency, saying he had schoolgoing children and other responsibilities, including the need to work and pay for his house.
Prosecuting officer Inspector Mohamad Hamidi Mohamad Hamzah urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence.
The court ordered Rickly to begin serving his sentence from the date of his arrest.
In a separate case, three men were charged with committing mischief by damaging university property.
Mohd Salleh Mohd Rauf, 37, Al Najil Madjabil, 25, and Sahrul Nazri Sarun, 28, pleaded not guilty to jointly cutting a 55-metre AMAD four-core cable belonging to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) along a hiking trail at the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (IBTP), UMS, at10.30am on Feb 17.
They were charged under Section 431A of the Penal Code read together with Section 34, which carries a jail term of up to two years, or a fine, or both.
The court fixed April 14 for pre-trial case management and released Salleh and Sahrul on bail of RM2,000 each in two sureties, while Al Najil was ordered to be further remanded.
