A woman was fined RM700 by the traffic magistrate’s court for allowing her 10-year-old son to drive her Toyota Corolla which later was involved in an accident, according to a report by Sinar Harian.
The sentence was handed down to the 46-year-old woman after she pleaded guilty to the charge, with magistrate Marlissa Mohd Fahmy ordering a seven-day prison sentence in default should the woman fail to pay the fine.
Previously, the woman pleaded for a lenient sentence as she said she only earned a monthly income of RM1,500 from her job as a cleaning worker. She added that her husband is also currently ill and they have three school-going children.
Deputy public prosecutor M Pusppa said the woman had been negligent in her responsibility to monitor and supervise her child and asked for an appropriate sentence. “This is not the first time such a case has occurred in our country, and this act is highly dangerous as the accused had allowed a child to drive the vehicle, and during the incident, the child had also brought along a neighbour’s child during the incident,” she said.
“Her actions not only endangered her own life but also the lives of others,” she added. The offence was committed around 9pm on September 3 on Jalan Arowana 2, Taman Arowana Impian in Seremban.
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Rm700 is a joke…
This is seriously not a joke.
Justice is not served.The safety of the innocent public is severely compromised.
Is MACC allowed to handle this case whether there is any element of corruption,with such a ridiculous sentence ?
What message is the judge sending to the general public?If u have RM1400 as spare cash,u can commit the offence twice?
Is it because the prisons r full,that judges prefer to fine these recalcitrant parents?
PMX..this case merits your attention.Big crooks r caught and meted out the correct sentence.What about this?
Lately,a Msian man was sentenced to 10 years jail due to drunk driving.Allowing a kid to drive a car in this case is not very far from drunk driving.Lives can be lost.
Justice is truly served when the boy crashes into mat lajak of his age
Not satisfied dare to go sue the magistrate?
Lucky she didn’t pull out an OKU card.
Rm700 fine is a joke. How can she maintain a vehicle when she claim she earn Rm 1,500 a month?
RM700 ……. ONLY? These people should be neutered to prevent repopulation.
Seriously only 700 ringgit? The Pakistani kid case if I recall fined way more than this amount. And this case involved accident too .
Jokes
To be fair, her E90 Corolla is likely a hoopty with neglected maintenance but still running bcos older Toyota engines can take a lot of abuse.
Fine for first time offence. She should be warned that mandatory jail awaits a repeat offence.
interview her husband and he will say “Isteri dan anak saya baik…..”
700 only? Wtf
she said she only earned a monthly income of RM1,500 from her job as a cleaning worker. She added that her husband is also currently ill and they have three school-going children.
The more she should not allow the son to drive no?
The sentence is a joke… face palm.