Kota Kinabalu: A 40-year-old man who committed mischief by burning his father’s car, was jailed two years and fined RM1,000 in default another two months.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus meted out the sentence to Md Fariddey Md Zailanih, after he pleaded guilty, Friday.
He committed the offence by burning the car belonging to his 60-year-old father on March 11 at 1.30pm at a house in Kg Pirasan, Kota Belud.
The offence under Section 435 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to 14 years, and liable to a fine, on conviction.
The court heard that Md Fariddey had set fire on his father’s car after he was reprimanded for behaving like a “penagih dadah” (drug addict).
Md Fariddey, who could not accept scolding, poured gasoline on his father’s car and set it on fire with a lighter.
The car, which was parked in front of their house, was partly burnt after firemen managed to extinguish the fire.
His father lodged a police report and Md Fariddey was arrested.
During police investigation, Md Fariddey’s urine was tested negative for drugs.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tham Pou Jin conducted the prosecution while Md Fariddey was not represented.
In another case, a 26-year-old man was jailed five years and ordered to be given a stroke of the cane for taking syabu repeatedly.
Mohd Azlee Ramlee admitted to taking the drug after his urine was tested positive at 10am on Dec 13, 2022 at the Kudat police station. He has two previous conviction records for taking drugs.
After serving the jail sentence, Mohd Azlee was ordered placed under police supervision for three years.
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