Kota Kinabalu: A 35-year-old man was fined RM1,800 or three months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for assaulting his colleague with a piece of wood at a workplace in Penampang.
Dayrel Jahiang pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to voluntarily causing hurt to one Albert Mou Then Long at 4pm on Dec 4, 2025, at JG Progressive Timber & Hardware in Penampang.
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The offence under Section 323 of the Penal Code provides for imprisonment of up to one year, or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, on conviction.
The prosecution informed the court that the victim’s younger brother lodged a report stating that his brother had been assaulted by Dayrel, who was also his co-worker.
Dayrel struck the victim on the right side of the head with a 2x2 piece of wood.
Following the assault, the victim was taken to Queen Elizabeth I Hospital for further treatment.
Unrepresented, Dayrel pleaded for leniency, telling the court that he and the victim were colleagues. The prosecution applied for a deterrent sentence.
In another case, a 47-year-old woman was fined a total of RM300 on three counts of possessing money believed to have been dishonestly obtained.
Salbiah Asin Nar @ Hasan admitted to all three charges under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Sabah).
She was ordered to pay a fine of RM100 or seven days’ jail on each charge.
The three charges stated that Salbiah was found to having money amounting to RM4,570, RM5,000 and RM5,000 in her Maybank account which was believed to have been dishonestly obtained and for failing to give a satisfactory explanation on how she acquired the funds.
The offences were allegedly committed at Maybank Putatan at about 2.27pm, 2.30pm and 2.32pm on Nov 10, 2023.
Each charge provides a fine of up to RM100 or imprisonment of up to three months, or both on conviction.
The court was told that on Oct 1, 2023, a complainant was duped by an online part-time job offer through an application selling beauty products.
The victim was promised commission based on sales and was instructed to transfer money in stages into several bank accounts.
Believing the offer to be genuine, the complainant transferred money into 10 different bank accounts, in which one of them registered under Salbiah’s name before lodging a police report.
Investigations later found that three transfers, namely RM4,570 and two sums of RM5,000 had been credited into a Maybank account registered under Salbiah’s name on Nov 10, 2023.
She was subsequently arrested after failing to provide a satisfactory explanation on how she obtained the money.
Inspector Mohamad Hamidi Mohamad Hamzah prosecuted.
