BUTTERWORTH – A sundry shop trader has pleaded not guilty at the magistrates’ court here today to a charge of molesting a nurse earlier this month.
Mohd Ridi, 55, made the plea after the charge was read out to him before magistrate M. Kalairasi.
According to the charge sheet, he was alleged to have used criminal force on a 24-year-old female nurse at a Covid-19 ward in Kepala Batas Hospital here at about 11.30am on March 8.
The charge was framed under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years, or a fine, or whipping, or any two of the punishments, if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor Asma’ ‘Amira Shahidani prosecuted, while the accused was represented by lawyer Mohd Izad Buqhary Mohd Kamri.
The court allowed bail at RM3,800 with one surety and set April 21 for re-mention. – Bernama, March 19, 2021
