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Sunday, February 7, 2016

Wanita MIC to assist woman accused of severing husband's penis



Wanita MIC has stepped forward to assist Fatimah Abdullah, 51, who is now facing a maximum 20-year jail term if found guilty of severing her Pakistani husband's penis with a razor blade.
Lawyer J Gunamalar told Malaysiakini that Fatimah will be making a formal application to withdraw her guilty plea.
"I met the accused at the request of National Wanita MIC Chief Mohana Muniandy who was concerned with the administration of justice in this case.
"After listening to the untold story of the accused, I am of the opinion that she was completely unaware of the nature and consequences of her plea and she did not intend to admit, without qualification, the offence alleged against her, as required by section 173(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code," said Gunamalar.
Fatimah had on Jan 28 reportedly pleaded guilty to the offence in front of judge Sazlina Safie at the Kuala Pilah Sessions Court.
She had, at the time, appeared unrepresented but Gunamalar said she has now been officially appointed as her counsel.
Based on their meeting, Gunamalar said there is now evidence that Fatimah was subjected to years of physical and sexual abuse by her Pakistani husband.
"Even on the day of the incident, she was badly assaulted. All these factors, when taken into a careful consideration, will lead to a different conclusion in law.
"Now that I have been appointed by the accused to represent her, I will be writing soon to the court and DPP Nabilah Mohammad Zainudin, to inform that the accused, after being properly advised on her rights as provided by the law, wishes to withdraw her plea of guilt," she explained.
Fatimah was accused of committing the offence against her Pakistani husband, 44-year-old Umar Rahman, at their house in Jempol at around 1.20am on Jan 20.
Sazlina had, at the time, fixed the sentencing of the case to be delivered on Feb 22, while waiting for the results of Umar's medical test.-Mkini

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