A BUSINESSMAN pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court today to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to an Indonesian domestic helper with a vacuum cleaner.

Lee Chee Huat, 46, was charged with committing the offence on Darsinih, 29, at an apartment unit in Metro Prima, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, at about 10.30am, on September 22.

The charge, under section 324 of the penal code, provides a maximum prison sentence of 10 years with a fine or whipping or any two of the punishments, if found guilty.

Magistrate Atiqah Mohamed@Mohamad Saim allowed Lee bail of RM2,500 with one surety and ordered him to report himself at the nearest police station once a month pending disposal of the case.

The court set November 3 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor Nadia Eleena Jamaluddin Akbal prosecuted, while lawyer Vincent Chew represented Lee. – Bernama, September 29, 2023.