KUCHING, Oct 22: A 24-year-old college student pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to charges of assaulting a hostel security guard and threatening to set fire to his home after being asked to sign the hostel’s entry logbook.
Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu granted him bail of RM1,000 for each charge and fixed Nov 5 for case management.
The prosecution alleges that the incident occurred at about 4am on Oct 20 on the first-floor staircase of a college hostel in Batu Kawa.
It is understood that the accused, who had reportedly returned to the hostel after drinking alcohol, was asked by the 20-year-old guard to record his name in the entry and exit logbook. The request sparked an argument.
