Man charged with causing mischief sent for mental observation

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Sessions Court here today ordered an unemployed man charged with causing mischief at a mosque in Besut to be sent for examination at a mental hospital.
Judge Mohd Azhar Othman made the order following an application by deputy public prosecutor Nurliyana R. Azmi for the accused, Malek Mohd Idris, 28, to be sent for further examination.
Nurliyana made the application based on a report by the investigating officer which found the accused to be of unstable mind.
Mohd Azhar ordered Malek to be placed at the Permai Hospital in Johor for observation for a month pending mention of the case, which was fixed on Oct 12 at the Besut Magistrate's Court.
Malek, from Kampung Raja, Besut, was charged with committing the mischief by breaking the glass door of Kampung Limbungan Mosque in Kampung Raja, Besut, at 2.30am on March 4 this year.
The offence, under Section 427 of the Penal Code, carries an imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine or with both, if found guilty. – Bernama