Sg Petani wife assault suspect same man in earlier case, say cops

 Kuala Muda police chief Hanyan Ramlan says they are looking for the 43-year-old man suspected of assaulting his wife, causing her to miscarry.

On Nov 4 last year, the Johor Bahru High Court upheld a 10-year prison sentence against trader Rosmaini Abd Raof for causing grievous harm to his third wife, Jahidah Nordin, which left her in a coma. (Bernama pic)

SUNGAI PETANI:

 Police have confirmed that a man believed to have assaulted his wife here, causing her to suffer a miscarriage, is the same person involved in a previous case in Johor, in which his wife was beaten into a coma.

Kuala Muda police chief Hanyan Ramlan said police are looking for the 43-year-old suspect, and the case is being investigated under Section 325 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.

“This is the same man involved in the Johor case. We are investigating leads from every angle and are tracking down the suspect in this incident,” he told reporters today.

He said the victim in the incident at Ambangan Heights here is receiving treatment at Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim for multiple injuries sustained to her body.

Yesterday, it was reported that a 39-year-old civil servant suffered bodily injuries and facial bruising, allegedly after being assaulted by her husband, resulting in a miscarriage at 12 weeks.

In 2021, Jahidah Nordin, who was also pregnant at the time, was reported to have been assaulted by her husband at an apartment in Larkin, Johor, resulting in severe injuries, including brain haemorrhage that required part of her skull to be removed, as well as fractures to her jaw, spine and ribs.

Now aged 48, Jahidah remains bedridden, although she safely delivered a baby boy in November 2021.

On Nov 4 last year, the Johor Bahru High Court upheld a 10-year prison sentence against her husband, Rosmaini Abd Raof, 43, a trader, for causing grievous harm to Jahidah, which left her in a coma.

Rosmaini’s lawyer later applied for a stay of execution of the prison sentence pending the filing of an appeal to the Court of Appeal, which was granted by the court. - FMT