Rocky case: Shah and dog owner plead not guilty
Muhammad Shah Idham Nor Haikal Shaharom, 24, stood outside the Klang Sessions Court on Thursday and told reporters no charge of killing or cruelty had been read against him. The same afternoon, S Roghini Devi, 42, who says she owns the dog named Rocky, also…
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Muhammad Shah Idham Nor Haikal Shaharom, 24, stood outside the Klang Sessions Court on Thursday and told reporters no charge of killing or cruelty had been read against him. The same afternoon, S Roghini Devi, 42, who says she owns the dog named Rocky, also denied the accusations before Judge Mujib Saroji.
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Counsel Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali said the single charge against his client alleges that on 29 July between 11 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. in a house on Jalan Sama Gagah, Taman Telok Gedung Indah, Port Klang, Shah “unreasonably” used a looped rope to choke the dog, causing pain.
“Tell me where the word ‘kill’ appears,” Rafique said. “Where is the word ‘torture’? Where is the word ‘beat’?” He asked those who had labelled Shah cruel or a killer to apologise to “a 24-year-old young man.”
The charge is framed under Section 29(1)(e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 and carries a fine of RM20,000 to RM100,000, a maximum jail term of three years, or both, if convicted.
Roghini faces one charge under the same section for allegedly “unreasonably pulling” the animal. Court records show she also faces a second, separate charge at the Magistrates Court.
Rafique added that Shah is not a Klang Municipal Council employee but a volunteer. He endorsed a request by Selangor police chief to avoid inflating the dispute or speculating about the dog’s breed.
“Shah has pleaded not guilty, requested a trial and been released on RM6,000 bail,” the lawyer said. He will return to court to defend himself.