Security guard fined RM40,000 for cat abuse

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A Shah Alam Sessions Court fined a 33-year-old foreign security guard RM40,000 on Wednesday (Dec 10) for  abusing a cat.  Judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak issued the sentence after Arman Shah pleaded guilty to abusing the cat at an apartment in Kota Kemuning on November 15.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A foreign security guard was fined RM40,000 by the Shah Alam Sessions Court on Wednesday

00:08for sexually abusing a cat, with an alternative 15-month jail term if the fine remains unpaid.

00:15Judge Noh Hasniya Abdul Razak sentenced 33-year-old Arman Shah after he pleaded guilty

00:21to cruelly abusing a cat at an apartment building in Kota Kemuning on November 15.

00:27Arman was charged under section 29 subsection 1 subsection A of the Animal Welfare Act 2015,

00:34which carries a maximum three-year prison sentence, a fine up to RM100,000 or both.

00:42According to the case facts, a woman at the parking area witnessed the accused sexually assaulting the

00:48cat. After being confronted by the complainant's husband, Arman pulled up his pants, discarded the

00:54cat, and fled to his rented unit. The complainant recorded a video showing the accused holding and

01:00throwing the animal. Investigations revealed the cat is missing, but believed to be alive.

01:06Arman, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency, citing his wish to return home to Nepal to care

01:12for his ill mother. In response, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Sophia Jaisal requested severe

01:19punishment as a deterrent, stating that Arman's behavior was excessive and cruel.

01:25The accused is also serving a concurrent four-month sentence for public indecency

01:29and illegal entry into the country.

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