Man Who Abused Woman With Hammer Pleads Not Guilty

A man allegedly caught on camera hitting his ex-girlfriend with a hammer, leaving her needing 30 stitches on her head, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing grievous hurt.

Sion Khong Poh (pic), a chicken wing stall operator, claimed trial to the charge after it was read to him by a court interpreter before magistrate Mohamad Izwan Mohamed Noh.

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He was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for causing hurt with a weapon and faces a jail term of up to three years, fine and whipping if convicted.

Deputy Public Prosecu­tor Nabilah Mohammad pressed for a RM6,000 bail. However, the accused, who was not represented, urged the court for a lower bail as he could not afford the proposed amount.

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Lim, who has been running a stall selling chicken wings at a food court, said she used to pay the 33-year-old suspect RM4,000 a month just to help her run her stall.

She went to his house on Saturday to settle a dispute when he allegedly attacked her. Lim said their relationship became sour to worse after the man opened a stall selling chicken wings near hers at the foodcourt.

The video, which is currently making its round over the internet, has sparked a furore among netizens with many demanding the authorities to take action on the alleged abuser.

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SEREMBAN: Police have detained a 33-year old man over a Facebook video showing him beating a woman repeatedly and several times with a hammer.

The video which was uploaded on Sunday and quickly went viral, showed the suspect physically abusing the 29-year old woman, believed to be his ex-girlfriend.

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Seremban police chief Assistant Commissioner Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said the suspect was detained and later releasead on bail.

The incident allegedly took place at 10am on Saturday when the woman confronted the man at his house in Taman Jasper Jaya and accused him of breaking her car window.

The woman identified as Lim Pui Lee suffered 30 stitches to her head and was warded for two days at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban on Saturday.

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When met at her home in Taman Layang Layang here today, Lim, a food trader in Jalan Lobak, said they were both divorcees and had been in a relationship for over 13 years.

She admitted they had been having violent quarrels and the latest incident was recorded by her 13-year old daughter who witnessed the fight.

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"My relatives advised me to record a video the next time I was abused so when he started hitting me on Sunday, my daughter took out her phone and recorded it.

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Seremban OCPD ACP Saiful Azly Kamaruddin confirmed the incident, saying it happened on Sunday. He said the assault was related to a domestic dispute and the suspect was arrested the same day.

He said the case would be investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for causing hurt with a weapon.

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