Three Myanmar boys aged 11 and 12 plead not guilty to threatening woman, 71, in Bukit Mertajam with mop, metal rod and stones

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Three Myanmar nationals, aged 11 and 12, have been charged with criminally intimidating a 71-year-old woman last week.

The three boys, two aged 11 and one aged 12, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them for the second time before Magistrate Roshayati Radellah, Berita Harian reported today.

They were jointly accused of threatening to hurt the woman using several objects, including a mop, an iron rod, a white fluorescent light tube and stones.

The offence was allegedly committed in front of a house at 23, Tingkat Binjai Empat Belas, Taman Sri Rambai, at about 6pm on October 22.

The charge was brought under Section 506 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code.

If convicted, they face up to two years in prison, a fine, or both.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Zulfadzli Hassan proposed bail of RM4,000 for each accused, with a local surety, and asked for their travel documents to be surrendered to the court.

He also sought additional conditions requiring the boys to report to a nearby police station every two weeks and prohibiting them and their respective families from contacting or harassing the victim.

“The court should take into consideration that the alleged offence involves criminal intimidation against an elderly woman who is also their neighbour,” he said.

However, National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) lawyer Nur Najihah Ahmad Zulkarnain, representing the boys, sought bail on the grounds of their young age and their respective family circumstances.

She told the court that two of the boys were still attending school, while the third, aged 11, was not in school.

“Two of the accused’s mothers are housewives, while the other works in a factory. Their fathers work as labourers, earning about RM100 a day,” she said.

The court rejected the bail application and fixed November 10 for the submission of documents and appointment of a Myanmar interpreter to read the charges to them again.

The three boys and their parents were seen sobbing in the courtroom after bail was denied.

On October 27, the media reported that police had arrested four Myanmar boys, aged between nine and 12, to assist in investigations into the alleged criminal intimidation of the 71-year-old woman in Taman Sri Rambai.

The incident was believed to have occurred on October 22 after the woman reprimanded a group of children for making noise while playing at a nearby playground.

The woman was then allegedly pelted with stones and an iron rod, and although she was not injured, she was frightened by the incident and subsequently lodged a police report.

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吉隆坡，10 月 30 日讯——三名年龄分别为 11 岁和 12 岁的缅甸籍男子被控于上周对一名 71 岁的老妇人进行刑事恐吓。

据《每日新闻》今日报道，三名男孩，其中两名 11 岁，一名 12 岁，在治安法官罗沙亚蒂·拉德拉 (Roshayati Radellah) 第二次宣读指控后，均表示不认罪。

他们被共同指控使用拖把、铁棍、白色荧光灯管和石头等物品威胁伤害该女子。

据称，这起罪行是于 10 月 22 日下午 6 点左右在 Taman Sri Rambai Taman Tingkat Binjai Empat Belas 23 号的一所房屋前犯下的。

该指控依据《刑法》第 506 条和该法第 34 条提出。

如果罪名成立，他们将面临最高两年的监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

副检察官祖尔法兹利·哈桑提议对每名被告处以 4000 令吉的保释金，并要求他们提供当地担保人，同时要求他们向法庭提交旅行证件。

他还要求附加条件，要求这些男孩每两周向附近的警察局报到，并禁止他们及其家人联系或骚扰受害者。

他说：“法庭应该考虑到，这起指控的罪行涉及对一位老年妇女进行刑事恐吓，而这位妇女也是他们的邻居。”

然而，代表这些男孩的国家法律援助基金会 (YBGK) 律师 Nur Najihah Ahmad Zulkarnain 以他们年龄尚小以及各自的家庭情况为由，请求保释。

她告诉法庭，其中两个男孩仍在上学，而第三个男孩，11岁，没有上学。

她说：“两名被告的母亲是家庭主妇，另一名在工厂工作。他们的父亲都是工人，每天收入约100令吉。”

法院驳回了保释申请，并将11月10日定为提交文件和指定缅甸语翻译人员再次向他们宣读指控的日期。

法庭拒绝保释后，可以看到三名男孩和他们的父母在法庭上哭泣。

10 月 27 日，媒体报道称，警方逮捕了四名年龄在 9 岁至 12 岁之间的缅甸男孩，以协助调查在 Taman Sri Rambai 发生的涉嫌对一名 71 岁妇女进行刑事恐吓的案件。

据信，该事件发生在 10 月 22 日，当时这名女子斥责了一群在附近游乐场玩耍时制造噪音的孩子。

据称，该女子随后遭到石块和铁棍袭击，虽然她没有受伤，但她被这起事件吓坏了，随后向警方报案。

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