Man sentenced to 8 months for assaulting child
The Criminal Court imposed the sentence on Ibrahim Nail, of Villadelight/V. Rakeedhoo, after he pleaded guilty to the charges brought by the prosecution.
A man has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for assaulting a child in the Tsunami Monument area in September.
The Criminal Court imposed the sentence on Ibrahim Nail, of Villadelight/V. Rakeedhoo, after he pleaded guilty to the charges brought by the prosecution.
Nail was charged with two offences: assault, and unlawfully detaining a person for a period without consent.
According to the judgment, the court accepted a plea agreement signed between the prosecution and the accused. In line with the agreement, the court sentenced Nail to one month and six days’ imprisonment for the assault charge, and seven months and six days’ imprisonment for the offence of unlawful detention. The sentences were ordered to be served consecutively, amounting to a total of eight months.
The judgment noted that another individual has also been charged in connection with the case. However, the court did not specify whether that person faced a charge related to unlawful detention.
