Woman gets 10 years jail for splashing hot water on man with Down Syndrome In A Lift

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The woman who threw hot water on a man with Down syndrome while in the lift of an apartment in Jalan Rajawali here last Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined RM6,000 by the Sessions Court here on Tuesday.

Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin made the decision after the accused Oo Saw Kee, 39, pleaded guilty to the charge of causing injury to A Solairaj, 33, by using hot water.

According to the charge sheet, the incident happened on April 19 in an I-Park apartment lift at about 9.24am.

Promoter gets 10 years jail for splashing hot water on man with Down Syndrome

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BALIK PULAU: A promoter, caught on video splashing hot water on a man with Down syndrome last Friday, was sentenced by the Sessions Court here today to 10 years' jail.

Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin also fined Oo Saw Kee, 39, RM6,000 in default of 12 months jail., after she pleaded guilty to committing the offence.

Ahzal, in his judgement, said what Oo did was serious, cruel and inhumane, especially against a disabled person. He added that Oo had done what she did without any form of provocation.

"In this case, the court needs to take into consideration the public interest rather than personal interest of the accused.

"The sentence serves not only as a lesson to the accused but also to society out there, not to repeat similar action against disabled individuals," he said.

Oo had immediately admitted to the offence when the charge was read out to her by the court interpreter.

She pleaded guilty to intentionally inflicting serious injury on 33-year-old A. Solairaj by splashing hot water on him which can cause burns at 9.20am inside the lift of an apartment in Jalan Rajawali, Bayan Lepas on April 19.

She was charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code, which is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 20 years and subject to a fine or whipping as well, upon conviction.

It was reported that police detained a woman last Friday after she was caught on video splashing hot water on a man with Down syndrome inside the lift of an apartment. (Hyperlink: https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2024/04/1040322/woman-seen-foot...).

The incident caused the man to suffer burns on his body. The victim s now in stable condition.

The victim had complained to his sister that a woman had splashed hot water on him while they were inside the lift.

His sister then lodged a police report.