TAWAU: A 21-year-old man was sentenced to a year’s jail by the magistrate’s court here yesterday for causing hurt with a feathered dart when a gang attacked two brothers at a children’s playground in Taman Ria 7, Jalan Utara Baru here.
Magistrate Ferhanshah Farene passed the sentence on Zamrie Bin Amat who pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 148 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term up to five years or fines or both, if convicted. The accused would be referred to the immigration department after serving his sentences.
According to the facts of the case, the accused who identified himself as Pidet, had approached with two brothers at a grocery shop at Taman Ria 3, Jalan Utara Baru here at about 3pm on September 1, 2013 in an attempt to settle a misunderstanding that occurred on August 30, 2013.
In the discussion, a friend to one of the two brothers named Ari had an argument with the accused while the other brother was trying to intervene until they came to the children’s playground at Taman Ria 7.
Suddenly, a group of about 15 men came out of bushes and hit one of the brothers identified as Musmulyadi Bin Musa with wood, iron rod, flying feather and samurai.
The other brother, Mussuprato Bin Musa was hit in the abdomen by a flying feather fired by the accused when he was trying to help the victim.
After the attack, the assailants fled the scene, leaving Musmulyadi with head, eye and mouth injuries.
Inspector Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman prosecuted the case.