KOTA TINGGI: "If I find you being charged with playing firecrackers again after this, I will send you to jail," said magistrate Mazana Sinin after imposing a RM100 fine on a plantation supervisor here for playing firecrackers without a permit.
Nor Isham Tukiman, 35, was fined at the magistrate court after pleading guilty to the charge in an incident which led to the death of a girl in Felda Papan Timur on June 14.
Nuraqira Khaeefa Mohd Saad, 7, died from serious head injuries four days after she was struck by shrapnel from the firecracker.
According to the charge sheet, Nor Isham was accused of lighting the firecracker and placing it in a PVC pipe with the intention of launching it skywards.
Unfortunately, the firecracker exploded on the ground in front of the victim's house.
Nor Isham was charged under Section 3(1) of the Minor Offences Act 1955 for setting off fireworks.
He nodded his understanding after the charge was read, and pleaded guilty.
Mazana said there is a reason why the government has banned fireworks, and that a license must be obtained by those who wish to light them.
"Your action not only endangered yourself, in this case, it caused the death of a girl. Although unintentional, you have to use logic to see if your actions could be dangerous. I am giving you a last warning," said Mazana.
Deputy public prosecutor Azlin Zeti Zainal Abidin appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
The accused's family then paid the fine.
Nuraqira Khaeefa died on June 18 while being treated at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital. At the time of the incident, the girl was cleaning the front yard of her grandfather's house with her cousin.