A Singaporean warden is accused of stomping on the stomach and punching four tahfiz students
May 30, 2023
A Singaporean warden is accused of stomping on the stomach and punching four tahfiz students
The accused, Muhammad Farhan Abdul Rashif pleaded not guilty as soon as the five charges against him were read in two separate courts. - Astro AWANI's photo
AYER KEROH: A warden of a well-known tahfiz center in Melaka was brought before the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court today on charges of stomping on the stomach, slapping, punching and beating four of his students until they were injured since last February.
The accused, Muhammad Farhan Abdul Rashif, 35, however pleaded not guilty as soon as the five charges against him were read out in two separate courts before Judges Darmafikri Abu Adam and Mohd Sabri Ismail.
According to the two charges before Darmafikri, the accused as the person who has custody of his two students aged 14 years four months and 14 years 11 months is alleged to have exposed the youth to danger.
The victim was slapped and punched on the cheek, kicked on the stomach and stepped on the chest, while another suffered physical injuries on the right leg.
The offense was committed at a teacher's house in the tahfiz center in the Melaka Tengah district on May 7 and 8.
Therefore, the accused who is also a Singaporean can be sentenced to imprisonment of up to 20 years and a maximum fine of not more than RM50,000 according to Section 31(1)(a) of the Children Act 2001 and read together with 31(2) of the same act.
According to the charge, the accused, as a person with care, exposed the teenager to danger by slapping the victim's cheek and hitting the left side of the victim's body with a bamboo cane, while another stepped on his stomach.
The offense was committed in the surau and the tahfiz center's ball court in mid-February and May 10.
Earlier, the prosecution was handled by the Deputy Public Prosecutor, N svashangari and Muhammad Nazrin Ali Rahim did not propose any bail taking into account the safety factor of the victim.
The court then did not give any guarantee and set next June 26 as the re-mention of the case.
The accused is represented by lawyer Faathir Imran.
