PETALING JAYA: A Singaporean man who was caught on CCTV camera abusing a dog in Selangor last April, has been fined RM8,000 (S$2,668) by Malaysian authorities.
Terry Yee Kok Chew, 57, was sentenced by the magistrate’s court in Petaling Jaya on Monday (Jan 8), according to a report by The Sun Daily.
Yee had claimed trial after he pleaded not guilty to animal abuse last August.
In April, Yee was caught on video falling off his bike after being startled by the dog. He then grabbed the dog by its scruff and hit it repeatedly with a helmet.
Terry Yee was charged in court for the abuse of a dog named Furby (pictured above). (Photo: Facebook/Justice for Furby)
The dog, called Furby, belonged to security guards at a residential estate in Taman Melody, Puchong.
In an interview with TheStarTV last August, Yee said that he had “snapped” on that particular day. He added that the dog had attacked him six times prior to the incident, and that he had also lost an engagement ring in a previous attack.
“I do apologise that I went overboard and hit the dog to the point I shouldn’t have. I love dogs; I love animals,” Yee was quoted as saying by TheStarTV.
