Couple who fled with cop on car’s hood charged in court

Couple who fled with cop on car’s hood charged in court

Teenage driver pleads guilty to two counts of injuring the policeman and damaging his motorcycle in incident at a fast-food restaurant parking lot in Bangi recently.

Muhammad Asraf Zulkefli (in brown t-shirt) and Umiezatul Asyikin Nasrun (blue) were released on RM5,000 bail each on both charges with their case mention set for April 12. (Bernama pic)
BANGI:
A teen who allegedly drove off with a policeman clinging to the hood of his moving car for 150 metres in his attempt to evade a police check, was brought to the Bandar Baru Bangi magistrates’ court here yesterday.

Muhammad Asraf Zulkefli, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of injuring the policeman and damaging his motorcycle after the charges were read out before Judge Effandi Nazila Abdullah, who was the acting magistrate.

On the first count, Asraf was alleged to have caused harm to Mohamad Amirul Yahya, a civil servant who was carrying out his duty at the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in Section 9, Bandar Baru Bangi at 10.30pm, March 9.

The charge, under Section 332 of the Penal Code carries a maximum three-year jail sentence or a fine or both, if found guilty.

The accused also allegedly caused mischief by deliberately damaging the handle bars, exhaust pipe, sports rims and rear registration plate of Amirul’s motorcycle, for a loss of RM1,060, at the same place and time.

The second charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code allows for a sentence of no less than one year in jail and a maximum of five or a fine or both, if found guilty.

At the same court, the accused’s girlfriend, Umiezatul Asyikin Nasrun, 20, pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiring with Asraf over the same crimes at the same place and time.

The woman was charged under Sections 332 and 472 that were read together with Section 109 of the Penal Code which carries the same sentence if convicted.

Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Fauzan Mohd Nor suggested RM10,000 bail for Asraf while waiting for a report from the Social Welfare Department as the accused was under 21.

The same amount was also suggested for Umiezatul.

The court allowed both the accused, who were unrepresented, RM5,000 bail on both charges and set April 12 for the case mention.

A video went viral recently showing a policeman hanging on for dear life on the hood of a car after the driver accelerated his vehicle and forced his way out of the fast food parking lot.

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