KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — A food rider pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means on his four-year-old son on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old allegedly slapped the boy on the cheeks and hurt the child’s left thumb with a knife at an apartment along Jalan Jelatek Keramat at 7.20pm on March 12.
The charge, framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine, whipping, or any combination of the above if found guilty.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi allowed the accused bail of RM8,000 with one surety and also ordered him to report himself at a police station once a month and not disturb the victim.
The judge also set April 23 for mention for appointment of a counsel.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Faizah Khalilah Zaberi conducted the prosecution.
— Bernama
