A FORMER security guard was charged in the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court today on charges of assaulting his pregnant wife and damaging a motorcycle last Saturday.
The accused, Danial Azrey Affendy Mohd Noradi, 21, pleaded not guilty to both charges read out before Magistrate Arun Noval Dass.
According to the charge, he was charged with intentionally causing injury to a 22-year-old woman by kicking her stomach and banging her head against a wall at a house in Taman Desa Sri Banang, at 1.15pm on June 7.
He was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code read together with Section 326A of the same code.
For the second charge, the father of one is charged with kicking his wife's motorcycle causing a loss of RM58 in Kampung Rahmat/Kampung Nawi Jaya, at 3pm the same day.
He is charged under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine, or both upon conviction.
According to the police report, the wife, who is two weeks pregnant with their second child, had asked the accused to accompany her to Kulai to collect a baby cradle.
He allegedly refused and told her to go alone.
When she attempted to persuade him, he became angry, pulled her hair, and slammed her against the wall.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan prosecuted, while the accused was represented by Zulyatie Awang.
The court allowed the accused bail of RM4,000 and set additional conditions to report to the nearest police station every three weeks.
The case was set for mention on July 14. - June 11, 2025
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