KUCHING, Nov 7 — A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 12 months in jail for threatening to beat up his 71-year-old mother when demanding RM5 from her.

Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan handed down the sentence on Nurazan Firdaus Imran after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation to cause hurt.