SEVEN men were charged in the magistrate’s court in Johor Baru today with committing mischief by causing damage to a car at an intersection of a petrol pump station in Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang, on Thursday.

The defendants – Muhammad Adam Abd Rahim,18; Mohammad Hairul Hasraf Seeni Abdul Cader, 22; Morrison Malvin Anak Mada, 19; Shaikh Al Amin Idrus, 21; Nur Khairul Amal Abdul Harsir, 19; Daniel Haziq Syikhanna, 21; and Romir Rahim, 41 – pleaded guilty to the charge.

They were jointly charged with committing the offence by kicking and using crash helmets and stones to damage a Perodua Myvi vehicle belonging to one Tan Jing Hui, 21, and overturning the car, causing damage amounting to RM15,000.

The offence was committed at a junction at the Petronas Kota Masai 2 petrol station, Jalan Nenas, Kota Masai, at 9.40pm on November 3.

The charge, framed under Section 427 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same law, provides imprisonment of up to five years, a fine, or both, upon conviction. 

Magistrate Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsudin set December 18 for sentencing. 

The defendants were allowed bail of RM7,000 with one surety each, ordered not to intimidate the complainant, and to report themselves at the nearest police station once a month. 

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Aqiilah Ahmad Rofai prosecuted, while the defendants were unrepresented.

A video of the incident went viral last week. The incident was believed to have occurred following a road crash involving a car and a motorcycle belonging to a food delivery rider. – Bernama, November 7, 2022.