By Dorcas Ting
KUCHING, Sept 12: A 23-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison and 10 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for assaulting his father with an iron rod.
Mohamad Khairul Azain pleaded guilty before Judge Zuraidah Zakaria to voluntarily causing hurt to his 51-year-old father using a weapon capable of causing death.
The offence took place at their home in Pengkalan Pending, Jalan Pending, at about 2.55am on September 7.
The court heard that the accused flew into a rage after being questioned about household items belonging to his father that he had allegedly sold. During the outburst, he struck his father repeatedly with an iron rod, causing the victim to lose consciousness.
The victim sustained injuries to his head, facial bruises, and swelling on his right leg. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. A police report was lodged, leading to the accused’s arrest two days later.
Investigations revealed that the accused deliberately attacked his father. Records also showed that he had two prior offences—one for criminal intimidation in 2020 and another for voluntarily causing hurt to a family member—both of which previously earned him only good behaviour bonds due to his young age.
During sentencing, Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff urged the court to impose a stiff punishment, stressing that the accused had repeated similar violent behaviour and had shown no remorse.
He added that the sentence should serve as a deterrent in the interest of public safety. — DayakDaily
