A local man is set to learn of his fate on January 2, 2024 after he pleaded guilty to charges of stabbing another man, and possessing a weapon in public.
Prosecutor Mohammad Kamal Ariffin bin Ismail’s charges state that Mas Fadilah bin Pungut, 38, was in possession of a flip knife, an offensive weapon, in public.
On the same occasion at 4.40pm on December 13, the defendant stabbed a 40-year-old man in the chest at a residential flat in Kampong Belimbing Subok.
Magistrate Abdul ‘Azim bin Othman will consider a punishment of up to 10 years’ jail with a minimum of three whippings next month. – Fadley Faisal
