SINGAPORE, April 25 (Bernama) — The man who attacked Malaysian actor Kamal Adli at the Singapore Expo in March last year with a baton was sentenced to two years, four months, and two weeks\u2019 jail by the Singapore court Thursday, the Straits Times (ST) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The accused, 34-year-old Singaporean Muhammad Nabil Rashid, on Jan 31 had pleaded guilty to one count of assault and two counts of using criminal force against another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Muhammad Nabil admitted that he committed the offence due to delusions that the actor, whose full name is Ahmad Kamal Ahmad Adli, had molested his female relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The accused was earlier remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for psychiatric observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was charged at the State Courts on March 14, 2023, for \u201chis suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The offence of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon under Section 324 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term which may extend to seven years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On March 12, 2023 police were alerted to a case at 1 Expo Drive where the accused had allegedly assaulted the actor with a baton which was seized by the police as a case exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The injured Kamal had to undergo surgery at a hospital here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kamal and his wife Uqasha Senrose were in Singapore for the three-day Hari Raya Mega Sale 2023 event starting March 10, at Hall 5A of the Singapore Expo when the incident happened at the end of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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