Businessman faces new charges for assaulting pregnant wife after sentence for ex-wife's severe injury increased
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
TLDR
- A businessman, Rosmaini Abd. Raof, who is serving a 14-year sentence for severely injuring his ex-wife, will face similar charges for harming another wife.
- He will be brought from Kajang Prison to Alor Setar Court in Kedah to face charges of causing his pregnant wife to miscarry.
- The new charges stem from an incident where Rosmaini allegedly beat his wife with various objects and stole jewelry and savings after she became pregnant, leading to a miscarriage.
This case highlights a disturbing pattern of domestic violence, with Rosmaini Abd. Raof facing new charges for severely harming his current wife, including causing a miscarriage, shortly after his sentence for a similar crime against his ex-wife was increased.
The businessman, who was already serving a 14-year sentence for grievous bodily harm that left his former wife in a coma, will now be brought to Alor Setar Court in Kedah to face charges related to his current wife. His lawyer, Kamal Hisham Ja’afar, confirmed that Rosmaini is currently detained in Kajang Prison and will be transferred for the upcoming proceedings.
Rosmaini is currently detained in Kajang Prison and will be brought to Alor Setar to face charges of causing injury leading to his wife's miscarriage.
This latest incident, which occurred on April 28, involved Rosmaini allegedly assaulting his pregnant wife at their home in Ambangan Heights, Sungai Petani, Kedah. Reports indicate the victim, a nurse, was beaten with a coat hanger, rubber pipe, curtain iron rod, and a broomstick. Furthermore, it is believed that Rosmaini stole jewelry and savings amounting to RM50,000 after the assault.
The couple reportedly married in a neighboring country in December, but their marriage had not been officially registered. The police, led by Kuala Muda District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan, are investigating the case. The Court of Appeal had previously increased Rosmaini's sentence from 10 to 14 years for the attack on his ex-wife, Jahidah Nordin, deeming the initial sentence insufficient. He was also ordered to pay RM25,000 in compensation.
Rosmaini was detained on April 28 after disappearing for several days after beating his pregnant wife.
DistantNews Editorial
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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