KUCHING: A 21-year-old man was fined RM2,800 in default five months imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today (May 25) for intimidating his mother to burn down her house.
Senior Assistant Registrar Syazwani Sajeli meted out the sentence on Muhamad Kuzaini Herman after he pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section Limb of the Section.
The provision carries a penalty of imprisonment for up to seven years, or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Kuzaini committed the offence at about 4 pm on May 19 at a restaurant near Saradise here.
According to the charge, he threatened to burn down his mother’s house with the intent of causing alarm to her.
Facts of the case revealed that the complainant, who is the biological mother of the accused, lodged a police report after she was threatened by her son at her workplace.
Police arrested the accused at about 12.45 am on May 21 following investigations by personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Kuching district police headquarters.
Investigations found that the incident stemmed from the complainant reprimanding the accused for frequently coming to her workplace and asking him to leave the premises as she feared the matter would come to the attention of her employer.
In a separate proceeding, Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali sentenced Kuzaini to seven months’ imprisonment for self-administering dangerous drugs.
The court ordered the sentence to commence from the date of conviction, May 25.
Kuzaini pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15(1) of the same Act.
Upon conviction, the offence carries a fine of up to RM5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. Offenders are also subject to police supervision upon completion of their sentence.
Kuzaini tested positive for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine on Aug 4, 2025, at about 12.25 pm at the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) of the Padawan district police headquarters (IPD Padawan), after he was arrested by a police team on suspicion of drug use.
An initial screening conducted by the police returned positive results for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine.
The urine sample was subsequently sent to the Drug and Research Laboratory of the Department of Pathology at Sarawak General Hospital for analysis, which confirmed the presence of the dangerous drugs in the sample.
Prosecution Officer Inspector Nur Shafiqa Nyaie Ilin appeared for the prosecution. The accused was unrepresented.
