Ex-factory worker fined RM500 for choking ‘slow’ colleague
Magistrate tells Siti Fadzhlina Bazheer Ahamed she should have reported the issue to her supervisor instead of taking matters into her own hands.
A former factory worker in Penang, Siti Fadzhlina Bazheer Ahamed, has been fined RM500 and sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty to choking her colleague for working slowly. The Penang magistrates court handed down the sentence to the 42-year-old after she admitted to the offence. Magistrate Chia Huey Ting expressed disapproval of Fadzhlina's actions, noting that she should have reported her dissatisfaction with the victim's work performance to a supervisor rather than taking matters into her own hands.
The incident occurred at a factory in Kampung Jawa on July 26, when Fadzhlina allegedly choked the 30-year-old victim around 12.32pm. The charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code carries a potential sentence of up to one year in prison, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both upon conviction. Fadzhlina was reportedly dismissed from her job following the incident.
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