'We feel threatened until he is punished,' says stabbed nurse's daughter

Kuala Lumpur: The 19-year-old daughter of a nurse who was stabbed by her husband attended court today to hear the case against her 44-year-old stepfather. Nik Ruziany Nik Ahmad Ruzi expressed her determination to witness the proceedings, stating that she believed her stepfather was not mentally ill. She described her stepfather as cruel for his actions, which had left her mother hospitalized.

Despite accepting the court's decision to send her stepfather to Hospital Bahagia in Perak for mental treatment, Nik Ruziany insisted that the man was not mentally ill. She acknowledged that the incident had traumatized their entire family, including her grandmother, who was also injured during the attack. Nik Ruziany emphasized that the family would not feel safe until her stepfather received an appropriate sentence and vowed that they would continue to feel threatened until justice was served.

The unemployed man faced charges of stabbing his wife with a knife and injuring his mother-in-law at a residence in Padang Lepai, Ketereh, last Monday. Shahrul Shahrizal Che Shaari pleaded not guilty and claimed trial before judges Zulkifli Ablah and Nik Habri Muhamad. The nurse suffered six stab wounds during the assault at their home in Kampung Padang Lepai, near Kadok. The victim was admitted to Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital for critical treatment.