2007 06: Fishmonger denies abusing lover’s son

The Star online. News. Nation. Saturday June 23, 2007

KOTA KINABALU: A fishmonger was charged in a magistrate’s court here yesterday with the physical and emotional abuse of his lover’s four-year-old son.

When the charge was read out to him yesterday, Heryman Sapri, 25, said he had hit the boy but there was no intention to abuse him.

Magistrate Amran Jantan took that as a plea of not guilty and fixed Sept 19 and 20 for trial.
Heryman is alleged to have assaulted the boy between May and June 15 at a house in Taman Seri Indah, Menggatal here.

Heryman, who was denied bail, faces jail of up to 10 years, RM20,000 fine or both.

Heryman and the boy’s 27-year-old mother were arrested on Friday when a police team rescued the boy, who was suffering from third degree burns.