KUALA KANGSAR, A trader pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today with two counts of criminal intimidation and the attempted murder of his wife last month.

According to the first charge, Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, 39, is accused of threatening to cause the death of Nor Diyanah Ahmad, 32, in a Toyota Vios on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) heading towards Kuala Kangsar on the night of July 26.

Mohd Azzuan is also charged with attempting to murder Nor Diyanah, resulting in injuries sustained between 4 am and 5 am at the side of the road near Kilometre 31.2 of the East-West Highway (JRTB) Gerik-Jeli on July 27.

For the first offence, he was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment or a fine or both upon conviction.

For attempted murder, the accused was charged under Section 307 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment upon conviction.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Firdaus Nor Azlan proposed bail of R
M10,000 for the first charge and did not offer bail for the second.

Source:BERNAMA News Agency