Malaysian gets flogging for acid attack on
wife
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A court sentenced a Malaysian man to
six years in prison and ordered him to be flogged with a rattan
cane after he splashed acid on his wife for refusing to have sex
with him, an official said Tuesday.
Supian Hani Ismail began serving the prison term Monday after a
district court judge in eastern Pahang state issued the sentence, a
court official said on condition of anonymity because he was not
authorized to make public statements.
The unemployed 47-year-old had pleaded guilty to a charge of
"causing grievous hurt" to his wife by splashing a bottle of acid
on her after she rebuffed his demand for sex on the night of April
7 at their home, the official said.
Supian will also receive two lashes of a thick rattan stick,
which generally leaves lifelong scars.
Supian's wife was recovering in a hospital after suffering burns
on her face, hands and other parts of her body, the national news
agency Bernama said.
-- AP
