00:00A 33-year-old mechanic was sentenced to five years in prison by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on Friday
00:07after pleading guilty to attempting to murder a police corporal by ramming his car into him near Damansara Dahmay last
00:15week.
00:15Judge Noor Ruzilawati Muhammad Noor ordered Tan Tiklai to serve his sentence from the date of his arrest on Saturday.
00:22Tan was charged with attempting to murder corporal Muhammad Firdaus Maulud by driving his sedan into the policeman,
00:30leaving him with a fracture to his left arm.
00:32The offence took place at Jalan Sungai Bulo Kepong in Damansara at 6.21pm last Friday.
00:40The charge was brought under Section 307 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.
00:48According to the case facts, a mobile patrol vehicle MPV team spotted a suspicious vehicle while on patrol and instructed
00:57its driver to stop.
00:58Tan allegedly ignored the order and fled, ramming into several vehicles belonging to members of the public.
01:06Muhammad Firdaus then attempted to pull Tan out of the car after noticing that he was holding a pistol.
01:12However, Tan accelerated again, causing the corporal to suffer a fracture to his left arm.
01:18Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurfadzlin Mahmad Zulhasnan urged the court to impose a deterrence sentence,
01:26citing the need to protect the public and prevent similar offences.
01:31Tan, who was unrepresented in court, appealed for a lighter sentence,
01:36saying he was responsible for caring for his elderly and ailing parents.
01:40He also apologised to the police personnel involved and promised not to repeat the offence.
01:48Tan, who was a dead son of the police personnel involved,
01:52saying he was responsible for itsện-
