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Shopkeeper pleads not guilty to assault charge involving wife
A shop owner has claimed trial after being charged with causing hurt to his wife through a neck assault. The accused appeared before Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno to enter his plea.
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The shopkeeper denied the charge against him during proceedings in court, opting to proceed with a full trial. Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno recorded his not guilty plea after the charge was formally read to him. The charge alleges that the man caused hurt to his wife by pressing his knee against her neck, an offence that falls under assault provisions. The case has been set down for further hearing as the trial process commences. Details surrounding the circumstances of the alleged incident remain under investigation by authorities.