SUNGAI PETANI, April 27: The Jati Waja Sungai Petani Single Mothers Association has urged the authorities to immediately arrest a man suspected of assaulting his wife until she miscarried.
Its advisor, Datuk Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff, said the man’s actions were extremely brutal and that he should face a punishment proportionate to his crimes.
“We condemn domestic violence. To beat, punch, kick, stomp, and strike a wife with a pipe is utterly unacceptable by any human standard.
“He beat his wife, causing her to be hospitalised, suffering from severe trauma,” she told reporters after filing a report regarding the case at the Kuala Muda district police headquarters here today.
Shahanim, who is also the Sungai Petani UMNO division chief, said based on information she received, the victim suffered swelling to her head after being hit with a plastic chair, was punched repeatedly, and stomped on the neck and face.
According to Shahanim, the medical report also confirmed that the victim suffered a miscarriage of her 12-week-old foetus, along with fractures to seven ribs on the right side, six ribs on the left side, and three fractures to her spine.
“I understand that the victim is experiencing devastating trauma. The suspect is also said to have threatened her life. This is a very grave level of violence,” she said.
“On behalf of women across Malaysia, I hope the perpetrator faces a punishment that fits his crimes, considering he was also previously involved in an even more severe case in Johor Bahru, where he allegedly beat his wife until she fell into a coma,” she added.
A viral social media report revealed that a 39-year-old civil servant suffered a miscarriage after allegedly being beaten by her husband, said to be the same man who beat his pregnant wife until she fell into a coma in a 2021 Johor case.
Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan later confirmed that the 43-year-old suspect is indeed the same man who injured Jahidah Nordin, leaving her comatose. Police are now hunting for the suspect, and the case is being investigated under Section 325 of the Penal Code.
The suspect, who is believed to have assaulted his wife, causing her to suffer a miscarriage in Ambangan Heights here, is the same man involved in a previous case in Johor, in which his wife was beaten into a coma.
Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said the 43-year-old suspect is currently being pursued by police, and the case is being investigated under Section 325 of the Penal Code.
“This is the same man involved in the Johor case. We are investigating all possible leads from every angle and are tracking down the suspect in this incident,” he told reporters today.
He said the victim is still receiving treatment at Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim (HSAH) here 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, which also resulted in the miscarriage of her 12-week pregnancy.
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 bleeding 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, was convicted of 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.
— BERNAMA