A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in jail by the Magistrates’ Court in Kuching after he pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his 57-year-old father with a machete.
KUCHING (June 12): A 23-year-old man was sentenced to six months in jail by the Magistrates’ Court here today after he pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his 57-year-old father with a machete.
Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence against Gibbson Oliver, who was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term up to seven years or a fine, or both.
He committed the offence at a house in Kampung Stampin, BDC here at around at 6.45pm on June 9.
Based on the facts of the case, Gibbson had asked his father for RM50 but was only given RM20, and flew into a rage when his father told him to get a job instead of asking for money.
The accused then grabbed a machete, pointed it at his father and threatened to kill him.
Gibbson was arrested the next day following a police report lodged by his father, and was found to be positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.
He also possessed two previous drug-related records.
The case was prosecuted by Insp Ammarsofi Yusoff while Gibbson was unrepresented by counsel.