Man fined RM500 for shooting stone at child with slingshot in Sarawak

The Magistrates' Court in Miri has fined 33-year-old Erick Tunggan Lamah, with a default sentence of one week's imprisonment, for using a slingshot to shoot a stone at a child.

The conviction followed Erick's guilty plea to a charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read with Section 511, with potential penalties of up to one year in prison or a fine of up to RM2,000.

Erick claimed his actions, intended to scare, were due to the child's alleged bullying of others, but fortunately resulted in no injury.

The incident was witnessed by the child's father.

MIRI, Oct 1 — The Magistrates’ Court here has fined a 33-year-old man in default one week’s jail for shooting a stone at a child using a slingshot.

Magistrate Ashok Linggam convicted Erick Tunggan Lamah, 33, from Sungai Ban, Tanjong Bijat, Sri Aman on his own guilty plea to a charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code read together with Section 511 of the same Code.

The Section provides for up to one year in prison, or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both upon conviction.

According to the facts of the case, Erick admitted attempting to hurt the child by shooting a stone at him with a slingshot at around 4pm on Sept 24 in Kampung Lusut here.

During initial questioning, Erick said he did so because he was upset with the child for allegedly bullying other children when playing.

Erick then shot a stone towards the child to scare him, but did not injure him.

The child’s father witnessed the incident.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohammad Syafiq Samry prosecuted the case, while Erick was not represented by counsel. — The Borneo Post

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美里地方法庭对 33 岁的埃里克·通根·拉马 (Erick Tunggan Lamah) 处以罚款，若不缴纳罚款则需服刑一周。他被控使用弹弓向一名儿童发射石块。

埃里克承认犯有《刑法》第 323 条和第 511 条规定的罪行，根据该条规定，他可能面临最高一年监禁或最高 2000 令吉的罚款。

埃里克声称他的行为意在吓唬孩子，是因为孩子欺负了其他人，但幸运的是没有造成任何伤害。

孩子的父亲目睹了整个事件。

美里，10月1日讯——美里地方法庭判处一名33岁男子罚款，若不缴纳罚款则需入狱一周，该男子因使用弹弓向一名儿童发射石块而被罚款。

地方法官阿肖克·林甘 (Ashok Linggam) 判处 33 岁的埃里克·通甘·拉马 (Erick Tunggan Lamah) 有罪，他来自斯里阿曼丹绒比加特双溪班，他承认犯有《刑法典》第 323 条和第 511 条规定的罪行。

该条款规定，一经定罪，可判处最高一年监禁，或最高罚款2000令吉，或两者并罚。

根据案件事实，埃里克承认于9月24日下午4点左右在甘榜鲁苏特用弹弓向该儿童发射石头，企图伤害他。

在最初的询问中，埃里克说他这样做是因为他生气了，因为这个孩子在玩耍时欺负其他孩子。

埃里克随后向孩子射出一块石头吓唬他，但没有伤到他。

孩子的父亲目睹了这起事件。

副检察官穆罕默德·沙菲克·萨姆里负责此案的起诉，而埃里克没有律师代理。——《婆罗洲邮报》

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