Man pleads not guilty to charges of intimidating, causing hurt on mother

BATU GAJAH: An unemployed man pleaded not guilty in the magistrate's court here today to charges of criminally intimidating and causing hurt on his mother.
Halim Jeri, 48, made the plea after the charges were read out before Magistrate Mohd Fitri Sadarudin.
On the first count, he was charged with criminally intimidating Kutom Jali, 67, at a house in Simpang 3 Ulu Dedap, near Kampung Gajah, between 10.45 am and 11 am last Monday.
The charge, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, provides an imprisonment for up to seven years, or fine, or both, if found guilty.
He was also charged with voluntarily causing hurt on the woman at the same place, time and date, and faced an imprisonment for up to a year, or fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
Mohd Fitri set bail at RM4,000 in one surety for both charges and also ordered Halim against meeting his mother alone or through an agent.
The court fixed to see Jan 16 next year for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Farhana Hashim prosecuted, while lawyer R. Yuvaraj, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, represented the accused. — Bernama