SHAH ALAM: The High Court here reversed the punishment meted out by the Sessions Court to a woman, described as a “Datin”, who had physically abused her maid.
Rozita Mohamad Ali, 44, will now have to
serve an eight-year jail sentence for causing grievous hurt to her
domestic helper Suyanti Sutrinso, 21, at a house in Mutiara Damansara on
June 21, 2016.
Judge Datuk Seri Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah also rejected the defence
counsel's plea for a stay of execution and ordered Rozita to serve her
sentence beginning Thursday (March 29).
Rozita's defence counsel Haniff Khatri Abdulla said his client was
willing to have her passport impounded and to adhere to any other
additional conditions imposed.
Dressed in black from head to toe, Rozita appeared calm and had an
in-depth discussion with her platoon of lawyers led by Haniff Khatri.
Before she was handcuffed and led out of the court, she pinned part of her headscarf to cover the lower part of her face.
Rozita was initially charged under Section 307 of the Penal Code with
attempted murder, which was later amended to Section 326 of the Penal
Code for causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
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Dead penalty was better for this bastard
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She had pleaded guilty to the charge.
She had used a kitchen knife, a steel mop and an umbrella to attack
her maid Suyanti at a house in Mutiara Damansara on June 21, 2016.
She was bound over for five years on a good behaviour bond of
RM20,000 on March 15 by Sessions Court judge Mohammed Mokhzani Mokhtar.
However, the lenient sentence was criticised by members of the public who demanded she be duly dealt with for abusing Suyanti.
Source - TheNation
