KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) is still reviewing a representation by a technician seeking reconsideration of a charge of causing grievous hurt to a man in a “stare” incident at a restaurant in Kepong here in May.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Adiba Iman Hassan said the representation by second accused Lai Kae Bin was submitted on September 2 and is still under consideration.
“The prosecution seeks to have it recorded that documents related to the case have been handed over to the defence,” she said during the case mention before Sessions Court Judge Noor Aini Yusof here today.
On May 14, Lai, 33, carpenter Wong Weng Luen, 49, and memorial centre worker Wan Ken Fei, 30, pleaded not guilty to intentionally causing grievous hurt to Andrew Teh Tiek Hua, 49, at a restaurant in Jalan Kepong, Metro Prima, at 2am on May 7.
The charge under Section 326 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same law, carries a maximum jail term of 20 years, and the offender may also be fined or caned upon conviction.
Adiba Iman said the prosecution was still awaiting Wong’s psychiatric assessment report, as well as a forensic report on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and full medical reports from private and government hospitals concerning the complainant.
Wong was not brought to court today as he is undergoing psychiatric assessment at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak.
The court then fixed October 13 for the next case mention for the psychiatric report and submission of additional documents to the defence.
Lawyer Muhamad Firdaus Jumaludin, who represents Lai and Wong, told reporters after the proceedings that the representation was submitted seeking reconsideration of the Section 326 charge on the grounds that it was too serious.
“We (the defence) have examined the evidence in the case and do not see any intention on the part of (the second accused) to commit the act, as it happened spontaneously,” he said.
Lawyer Mohammad Arifin Abdul Wahab, who represents Wan, was also present during today’s proceedings.
Previously, a CCTV recording went viral on social media showing three individuals attacking a man, leaving him injured, after he was allegedly accused of staring at a group of people while they were eating at a restaurant in Kepong. — Bernama
