| Fadley Faisal |

AN EGYPTIAN woman recently denied a charge in the Magistrate’s Court of assaulting a local woman during mid-flight on Royal Brunei Airlines (RB).

Hanaa William Abdel Malik, 47, has hired lawyer Rozaiman bin Abdul Rahman to defend her against the allegation of hitting the 23-year-old woman on the head with a serving tray while aboard RB flight BI008 from Dubai to Bandar Seri Begawan on May 26.

Magistrate Pengiran Hazirah binti Pengiran Haji Yusof adjourned the case to June 11, for trial dates to be fixed.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Hajah ‘Adzimah Mukarramah binti Haji Salleh’s charge carries a penalty of three years’ imprisonment and a fine.