Man jailed for burning wife with hot pair of scissors

21 Mar 2023 • 12:49 PM MYT
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KUALA PILAH: A mechanic who injured his wife by using a pair of scissors that had been heated up has been sentenced to jail by the Sessions Court here.

The accused, Mohamad Faiz Shahruddin, 28, from Gemas, pleaded guilty when the charge was read out by a court interpreter in front of judge Norma Ismail.

Mohamad Faiz was accused of purposely injuring his 27-year-old wife by pressing a heated up pair of scissors on her left index finger. The offence was committed at a motorcycle workshop in Felda Jelai at around 10.30pm on Dec 13 last year.

He was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code read together with Section 326A of the same Act.

Norma sentenced the accused to one year in prison from the date of his arrest.

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