‘Doremon’ jailed 24 months for slashing uncle

KUCHING: A 33-year-old man who slashed his uncle on the right flank with a sickle knife was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment by the Sessions Court here today.

Judge Shafiza Datuk Abdul Razak Tready meted out the sentence to Rahman Kamarudin after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code.

The section provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years, a fine, whipping, or any two of these punishments.

Rahman committed the offence at a junction near a premises in Kampung Bintawa Ulu, Petra Jaya, at 2:15 pm on October 7, when he slashed his 46-year-old uncle with a sickle knife.

The court heard that the incident stemmed from an old misunderstanding involving a shovel that the accused had borrowed from his uncle but failed to return.

On the day of the incident, the accused, who is nicknamed ‘Doremon’, approached his uncle before slashing him with the weapon.

The incident was witnessed by a neighbour and the complainant’s sibling. The sibling saw the complainant attempting to restrain the accused’s hand while he was still holding the sickle knife.

Meanwhile, the neighbour recorded the incident on video from their house.

The complainant subsequently lodged a police report, leading to the accused’s arrest at Kampung Rampangi at 3:40 pm on October 13. Police also seized a sickle knife believed to have been used in the attack.

The complainant sustained an injury to his right flank and received nine stitches at Sarawak General Hospital.

Investigations also revealed that the accused had nine previous criminal records, including records involving positive tests for amphetamine and methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by Inspector Logeswara Tharumalay @ Krishnan. The accused was unrepresented during the proceedings.