KUALA LUMPUR: A housewife, who was charged within the Sessions Court in the present day with animal cruelty by throwing a kitten off a building, took a while to make her plea to the court docket.
Nina Norhaslinda Mazlan, 44, was requested a number of instances by the court docket interpreter if she pleaded responsible or in any other case to the offence after the cost was learn to her earlier than Judge Norina Zainol Abidin.
She was accused of throwing the cat off the first-floor hall of a flat building in Cheras at about 7.35am on Dec 25 final 12 months.
The cost, framed underneath Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 learn that her unreasonable motion had brought on pointless struggling to the animal.
It is punishable underneath Section 29(1) of the identical Act.
The offence carries a high quality of not lower than RM20,000 and less than RM100,000 or jail no more than three years or each.
Nina, who was unrepresented, pleaded not responsible and requested the court docket to decrease the bail sum.
“I’m a housewife and I’ve no revenue,” she stated.
Earlier, Kuala Lumpur Veterinary Services Department prosecuting officer Fadzilah Abdul Karim urged the court docket to set bail at RM15,000 with one surety.
As extra circumstances, she stated the accused should give up her passport and report back to the closest police station as soon as a month.
Judge Noriza allowed bail at RM10,000 with one surety and no extra circumstances.
Feb 6 has been fastened for point out of the case.
