Man jailed 12 months for threatening mother, cousin
BATU PAHAT: An unemployed man was jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to two charges of threatening his 70-year-old mother and 25-year-old cousin with a knife two months ago.
Batu Pahat: Mohamad Zairi Kartubi, a 31-year-old unemployed man, has been jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to threatening his 70-year-old mother and 25-year-old cousin with a knife. The sentences for the two charges of criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the Penal Code will run concurrently. The court considered Zairi's guilty plea and the submissions from both the prosecution and defence.
The offenses took place outside a house in Kampung Parit Haji Yusof, Sri Medan, on July 31. According to the case facts, Zairi allegedly behaved aggressively and threatened his cousin with a knife, saying, "Don't interfere in my family affairs. If you do, I'll kill you. I'm not afraid of going to prison." Police arrested Zairi at the Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail following a police report.
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