A 37-year-old man was fined RM2,000 by the magistrates’ court today for attacking sports journalist Haresh Deol in Bangsar last November.
Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin handed down the sentence on R Krishnan, who had pleaded guilty on November 28 to charges of assaulting Haresh.
Krishnan, together with an unnamed suspect who remains at large, committed the offence outside the Tanjung Balai Group premises on Jalan Telawi 3 on November 25.
He was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, an offence that carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.
