Man is fined for abusing wife

Kota Kinabalu: An unemployed man, who has seven conviction records, was penalised by the Magistrate’s Court, Friday, for abusing his wife with the intention to provoke a breach of the peace.

Khalvin Khalil L. Karl, 32, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles to committing the offence by kicking the back of his wife’s shoulder at 9pm on Oct 17 this year at a unit on the fourth floor of Block 2, at Tanjung Aru flat, here.

He was ordered to pay a fine of RM25 or one week jail.

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Khalvin had committed an offence under Section 8(1)(e) of the Minor Offence Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM25 or up to two weeks’ jail.

Earlier, the prosecution informed the court that the incident occurred because Khalvin had a quarrel with his wife’s parents prompting them to leave the house.

A heated argument then ensued between Khalvin and his wife when she criticised his act and Khalvin kicked her back while in a scuffle with the wife.

The court heard that Khalvin was previously jailed and placed under the National Anti-Drugs Agency (Nada) for drug abuse.

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The wife then lodged a police report against Khalvin as she feared for the safety of her family.

Duty Counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence representing Khalvin, in requesting for leniency told the court that Khalvin, who is currently unemployed due to the Movement Control Order, used to sell cakes and that he has three children and also taking care of his parents.

Inspector Lim Swee Beng informed the court that between 2007 and 2015, Khalvin had four convictions here for taking syabu and one gambling offence and another two convictions, also for taking syabu in Tuaran.

Lim said that Khalvin used violence against his wife and submitted that  although the charge framed against Khalvin carries a fine of RM25 or up to two week, he urged the court to consider Khalvin’s conviction records and impose an imprisonment sentence as well as give a severe warning to him.

In meting out the sentence, Lovely told Khalvin that the court took the matter seriously and that he was lucky that he was only charged under Section 8(1)(e) of the Minor Offence Ordinance.