High Court raises hammer attacker's jail term from two to five years
SHAH ALAM: The High Court has increased a man’s jail term from two to five years after ruling that the sentence imposed by the Sessions Court was too lenient for a hammer attack that left his victim with a fractured skull.
SHAH ALAM: A man's jail sentence for a hammer attack has been increased from two to five years after the High Court deemed the original sentence too lenient. Judge Roszianayati Ahmad ordered Muhammad Sofyan Shah Buyung to serve the extended term and receive additional punishment. The court accepted the prosecution's appeal after Sofyan pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 326 of the Penal Code.
Initially, the Sessions Court had sentenced Sofyan to two years in jail and fined him RM2,000, with a one-month jail term in default. The incident occurred at a hardware shop in Gombak on October 31, where Sofyan struck his colleague, Hadzryirawan Zulamdi, 31, with a hammer, causing a fractured skull. CCTV footage showed Sofyan repeatedly hitting the victim, who required hospitalization for three days and 14 days of medical leave.
The High Court intervened as the Sessions Court's sentence did not adequately reflect the severity of the offence, which carries a potential 20-year jail term.
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