BESUT: For stabbing an imam who was reciting the Quran, an unemployed man was sentenced to three years and five months in jail by the Magistrate's court here today. The accused, Muhammad Khairil Nawi, 23, pleaded guilty when the charge was read out to him before magistrate Raja Norshuziana Shakila Raja Mamat. He was charged with voluntarily injuring Mohd Amin Md Nor, 38, with a knife at 6.30 am on Sunday (May 12) at Kampung Apal Mosque in Jerteh. The court ordered the accused to serve the jail term with immediate effect. Inspector Norkhaizan Ramli, prosecuting, however said the accused should be punished accordingly based on the seriousness of the offence.

Source: The Star May 17, 2019 00:33 UTC