BATU PAHAT: A palm oil worker who threatened and chased his wife with a parang after accusing her of having an affair was sentenced to nine months' jail by the magistrate's court here today.
Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno imposed the sentence on Ahmad Fairus Mohamed, 42, after he pleaded guilty and after considering the mitigation plea and submissions by the prosecution and defence.
The court ordered the sentence to run from the date of his arrest on Oct 18.
According to the charge, Fairus, who has three children, committed criminal intimidation against his 37-year-old wife using a parang at a house in Senggarang here about 8.30am on Oct 18.
He was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
According to the case facts, the incident occurred after the complainant, who is also the victim, had an argument with the accused.
The accused then scolded and threatened her before taking a parang from a room and chasing her.
The victim fled to a neighbour's house for help before lodging a police report at the Senggarang police station on the same day, fearing for her safety.
Following the report, police arrested the accused about 1.30pm that day to facilitate investigations.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shahzleen Ibrahim prosecuted, while Kamarularifiin Nordin from the National Legal Aid Foundation represented Fairus.
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