Member of royalty jailed for assaulting national boxer

A member of a royal family was jailed four years by a sessions court in Johor Baru today, along with two others, for seriously injuring national boxer Muhamad Farkhan Mohd Haron.

Judge Zamri Bakar sentenced Tunku Nick Tazuddin Izwan Syah Tunku Qadir, 28, Alex Foo Hee Wee, 42, and Mohamad Arif Husin after finding them guilty of voluntarily causing hurt to Farkhan.

The judge also rejected their application for a stay of execution of the sentence pending appeal, resulting in Tunku Nick Tazuddin, Foo and Mohamad Arif to spend time in the lock-up.

Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo held a watching brief for the national boxer, who was also a SEA Games gold medallist.

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