Religious teacher arrested for hurting adoptive mother

KUALA LUMPUR: A religious teacher has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his adoptive mother and inflicting injuries on her on Jan 19.

Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the suspect, who teaches AlQuran and Fardhu Ain classes, was arrested at 12.30pm on Wednesday after he came to give a statement at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters.

“The incident happened at about noon at a residence in the Sungai Sering Ukay Indah People's Housing Project here.

“The 28-year-old man lashed out at his 76-year-old adoptive mother because he was angered by her often badgering him for money to cover kitchen expenses,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He added a medical examination at Ampang Hospital found that the woman, who had adopted the man since birth, suffered soft tissue injuries to her head and abdomen.

Mohd Azam said the suspect, who has a past criminal record, has been remanded until Jan 28 for investigation under Section 323 of the Penal Code and Section 18A of the Domestic Violence Act.

In a separate case, Mohd Azam said police arrested a 34-year-old man on Jan 23 for impersonating an officer of the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission (MACC) and trying to cash a mosque cheque.

He said in the incident at 2pm last Friday, the suspect presented himself as an MACC officer before ordering the treasurer of a mosque in Ampang Jaya to show the chequebook for a review, claiming there was a problem in the mosque's financial management.

“The man left after checking it, and later at 3pm, the treasurer received a call from the bank inquiring about a man who tried to cash a cheque for RM30,000 but which was rejected. The treasurer later found that a leaf of the chequebook was missing,” he said.

He said the jobless suspect has been remanded until Jan 27 to assist in the investigation under Section 170 of the Penal Code, which is for impersonation of a civil servant.