Man in viral video beating pet dog 'Lucky' fined RM30,000

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A man, who was captured on video beating his pet dog, 'Lucky', with a wooden stick and rubber hose was fined RM30,000 by the Ampang Sessions Court on Thursday (Aug 7) after he pleaded guilty to the offence.  Judge Norshila Kamarudin handed down the sentence to air-conditioning technician Kiew Mun Kiat, 43, and ordered him to serve six months' jail if he failed to pay the fine.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A man, who was captured on video beating his pet dog, Lucky, with a wooden stick and rubber hose,

00:10was fined 30,000 ringgit by the Ampang Sessions Court on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to the

00:16offence. Judge Norshila Kamarudin handed down the sentence to Kiu Munkiat and ordered him to serve

00:22six months jail if he failed to pay the fine. Kiu was charged with brutally assaulting the male

00:28German shepherd at his home in Pandan Inda at 5.29 p.m. on July 31. The charge was framed under

00:35Section 29, Subsection 1A of the Animal Welfare Act, 2015. A physical examination conducted on the dog

00:44on August 1 revealed a wound on the front of its left leg, along with localised hair loss and skin

00:50redness. Kiu, who was unrepresented, appealed for a lighter sentence on the grounds that he was

00:56supporting his family, and that he beat the dog to teach it a lesson after it bit his hand.

01:02The 43-year-old air conditioning technician paid the fine. The court ordered the dog to be forfeited

01:08to the government for adoption through the Selangor Veterinary Services Department by qualified and

01:14interested members of the public.

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