Sergeant Saleh Omar Osman, 43, of Brickfields patrol car division, said he received a call from the control centre on Nov 22, 2015 informing that there was a fight at the house.

He then went to the location with his colleague.

The gate was open when he arrived and a man was standing at the car park.

“The man allowed us to enter and when my colleague asked him if anything was wrong, he said ‘nothing’. After that, a woman (Emilia Hanafi) came out of the house and showed me her arm, with bruises on it. There were also bruises on her face.

“The victim (Emilia) was in fear, crying and complaining that her husband (while pointing to the man) had hit her. The man just kept quiet,” he said, reading out his witness statement.

During examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Nur Aishah Ahmad Zakiuddin, the witness identified the man standing at the car park as Faisal.

Saleh told the court that he then asked the victim to lodge a report at the Sri Hartamas police station.

When cross-examined by Faisal’s lawyer, Akberdin Abdul Kader, the witness agreed with the suggestion that he did not arrest Faisal, despite having the authority to do so then, because he regarded it as a domestic matter.

However, Saleh disagreed that Faisal had said his wife had attacked him and he had to defend himself, hence the bruises on the woman.

Faisal is charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Emilia, 43, at a house in Desa Sri Hartamas here, between 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Nov 22, 2015.

The charge provides for a maximum penalty of two years’ jail or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both, if convicted.

The hearing before magistrate Nadia Othman continues tomorrow.