DAD PLEADS GUILTY TO SCALDING 2 KIDS
He poured hot water on daughter and son at their flat on Dec 28
A41-YEAR-OLD man pleaded guilty at the magistrate’s court yesterday to scalding two of his children with hot water last month.
The accused, a prepaid card seller, made the plea before magistrate Rosnee Mohd Radzuan after the charge sheets were read out to him.
On the first charge, he allegedly used hot water with the intention to scald his 8-year-old daughter at their Kampung Melayu flat in Air Itam between 1am and 2am on Dec 28.
On the second charge, he allegedly did the same to his 9year-old son at the same place, time and date.
He was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum 10 years’ jail, a fine, or whipping, or any two of the punishments.
Rosnee fixed bail at RM15,000 for each charge in one surety and warned him to stay away from the victims.
The court set Feb 12 for mention pending the medical report.
The accused was represented by Edmund Anthony Hermon, while deputy public prosecutor Yassinnisa Begam Seeni Mohideen prosecuted.
It was initially reported that the father scalded his daughter after accusing the girl of stealing RM10 from her mother here last month.
The man, his wife and their youngest child absconded following the incident, but were detained a few days ago.