A LORRY driver pleaded guilty at the Pasir Mas Sessions Court today to two charges of injuring his wife and mother-in-law using a knife.

Wan Mohammad Hafizuddin Wan Ismail, 27, was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Nik Salma Joni, 26, and Tuan Azizah Tuan Bongsu, 61, at a house near Kampung Cabang Empat, Tumpat at 5.30pm on June 21.

He was charged under section 324 of the penal code, read together with sections 326A and 326 of the penal code.

Section 324 provides for a maximum 10 years’ jail or a fine or whipping or any two of such punishments, while section 326 carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years or a fine or whipping or any two punishments.

Deputy public prosecutor Hajarul Falenna Abu Bakar prosecuted while Wan Mohammad Hafizuddin was unrepresented.

Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno fixed September 5 for sentencing. – Bernama, June 29, 2022.