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The son was furious at his mother because the food at home changed smelly and even threatened to burn the house. After the mother was given a personal protection order, the son asked her for pocket money with a knife. The unfilial son was sentenced to four months and five days in jail on Thursday (February 20).
The 22-year-old defendant Mohammed Heikal faces six charges including criminal intimidation, resistance to the prevention of harassment, resistance to the women's charter and resistance to the computer abuse law. He admitted two of them, and the remaining items were considered together by the judge when judging them.
The case shows that the defendant lived in the same unit with his mother at the time of the incident.
On May 31, 2023, the defendant had an argument with his mother and then littered items inside the house. Later on the same day, he was accused of sending a WhatsApp text message to threaten his mother, saying that if her mother dares to challenge him again, he will burn the house.
On October 29 of the same year, the defendant attacked his mother again. He was dissatisfied with the deterioration of the food left to him by his mother, and sent a message accusing his mother of trying to poison him.
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The defendant even used abusive words in text messages and threatened that he dared to burn the house while his mother was sleeping, warning her not to test him.
To this end, nearly a month later, on November 22, the mother applied for a personal protection order to prohibit the defendant from using domestic violence against her.
However, the defendant still ignored the court's injunction and attempted to demand money from his mother through intimidation on June 23, 2024. At around 5 pm that day, the defendant was short of money but wanted to go out to see his friend, so he decided to ask his mother for money. He later knocked on his mother's door with a kitchen knife in his hand, trying to use this intimidation method to force his mother to give the money. After the mother opened the door, the defendant asked for money and stood in front of the door with a knife.
Although the defendant did not directly threaten his mother with a knife or express his threatening words clearly, the mother still felt fear and uneasy when she saw the defendant standing at the door with a knife. In the end, the mother had no choice but to take out the 10 yuan bill from her bag and throw it on the ground, allowing the defendant to pick it up on his own.
Then, she quickly returned to the room, locked the door to ensure safety, and called the police immediately. After picking up the money on the ground, the defendant put the knife back on the dining table and left the unit immediately.
After receiving the report, the police arrested him downstairs of the defendant's residence that night.
In addition, the defendant also suspected of providing Singpass' account to unknown people in April 2022 and illegally selling his bank account in April 2023, resulting in the account being used for fraud activities, and one of the victims lost 35,000 yuan. Yuan. The defendant was remanded to custody until now after being arrested.
Pray for reform
The defendant pleaded for reform and hoped to repair the mother-son relationship. The defendant expressed deep regret for his actions in court Thursday and begged the judge to give him a lighter sentence.
The judge asked the defendant how he would repair the mother-son relationship in the future, and reminded the defendant that if he truly repents, he must learn to respect his mother and correct his behavior. He also asked him whether he would be willing to receive relevant counseling. In response, the defendant expressed his willingness to participate in the tutoring and promised to reform himself.
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