High Court upholds 10-year jail term on trader who assaulted pregnant wife

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The Johor Baru High Court has upheld the 10-year jail sentence imposed on a trader for causing serious injuries to his pregnant wife in a case that shocked the nation in 2021.   On Tuesday (Nov 4), Justice Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad dismissed 42-year-old Rosmaini Abdul Raof’s appeal against his conviction and sentence handed down by the Sessions Court on Dec 9 last year.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y2m83kma  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Johor Bahru High Court on Tuesday upheld a 10-year jail sentence against a trader for

00:07causing serious injuries to his pregnant wife in 2021. Justice Atan Mustafa Yusuf Ahmad dismissed

00:1542-year-old Rosmani Abdul-Rauf's appeal against his conviction by the Sessions Court on December

00:219 last year and also rejected a prosecution cross-appeal for a longer sentence. The judge

00:27ruled the Sessions Court did not err in accepting the prosecution's witness testimony and found the

00:32defense exhibits raised too late to cast doubt. The court also noted that Rosmani was the only person

00:39with access to the apartment during the incident, admitted to striking his wife,

00:44and that medical reports confirmed she suffered severe brain injuries requiring surgery.

00:49The accused had also tried to flee when police arrived. A stay of execution pending appeal to

00:55the Court of Appeal was granted, with bail increased from RM15,000 to RM25,000.

01:02Rosmani had previously served 79 days in prison and was charged on June 17, 2021,

01:09with intentionally causing grievous hurt to his now ex-wife, 46-year-old Jahida Nordin.

01:25We will be able to reject upon실 the Sessions Court. I always consider Frankly, if Self-D angels and

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