Magistrate Siti Aisyah Ahmad also ordered welders Wan Haris Wan Ismail, 38, and Azraen Che Mat Noor, 43, and labourer Zulkifli Mohd Nasir, 27, to pay a fine of RM1,000 each, in default six months’ jail.

The trio, from Jerantut, were charged with wilfully causing hurt to Muhammad Zulhafiz Rasid, 26, at 5.10pm, on Aug 11 at Tahfiz Darul Fikri Al-Mahmudiah Centre’s surau.

The charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code provides for a jail term of up to one year or a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both, if convicted.

Based on the facts of the case, Zulhafiz was beaten up by the three men after they broke into the school, leaving the teacher with an injured right eye that required stitches.

In the same court, the three accused together with two others, Amirul Afif Che Mat Noor, 29, and Rizuwan Hazmi, 47, both village workers, pleaded guilty to trespassing tahfiz grounds in a four-wheel drive vehicle on the same day.

They were charged under Section 448 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum prison sentence of three years or a fine of up to RM5,000, or both, if convicted.

For the offence, Siti Aisyah ordered all five to be jailed for 10 months and fined RM2,000 each, in default six months in jail, with the prison sentence to commence from the date of arrest.

Pahang prosecution director Abdul Ghafar Ab Latif and deputy prosecuting officer Rif’ah ‘Izzati Abdul Mutalif conducted the prosecution, while Fariha Nuzuruhan represented all of the accused.