| Fadley Faisal |

A CASE landed in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday involving a trio of local men who allegedly attacked a 33-year-old fellow countryman last Sunday.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Hajah Siti Mu’izzah binti Haji Sabli alleged that Yusmadi bin Busrah, 47, Mohd Keril bin Yusof, 29, and Jamal bin Yunus, 48, assaulted the victim at Barek Lorong Tiga Selatan, Seria at noon on June 16, 2019.

Yusmadi faces a heavier charge of attacking the victim with a metal pipe, carrying a penalty of 15 years’ jail with whipping, Mohd Keril using a wooden rod carrying a penalty of seven years’ jail with whipping and Jamal by strangling the victim and scratching his face which carries a penalty of three years’ jail and fine.

Magistrate Hajah Ervy Sufitriana binti Haji Abdul Rahman remitted the case to the Intermediate Court and ordered the defendants to return to court on June 27, 2019.