KUCHING, Oct 23: A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 13 months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to threatening to kill his wife and causing her hurt, reportedly because she did not ‘salam’ him before leaving for work.
He admitted to both charges before Magistrate Nuriena Syafika Mohd Najib.
The first charge, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, accused him of criminal intimidation by threatening to kill his 23-year-old wife while pointing a knife at her. The second, under Section 323, related to voluntarily causing hurt by punching her and striking her face.
The offences took place at a rented room in Bandar Baru Samariang at about 12.30pm on Oct 5.
