KUCHING, Jan. 5 -- An unemployed man was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison by the Sessions Court here for attacking and injuring his father and younger sister with a steering lock.

Judge Musli Ab Hamid meted out the sentence after Christopher Brian Michael, 40, pleaded guilty to two charges of voluntarily causing hurt, framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code read together with Section 326A of the same law.

Section 324 carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years or a fine or whipping, or any two of the punishments upon conviction, while Section 326A provides for a prison term of up to twice the maximum sentence under the relevant Section, notwithstanding any other punishment for the offence.

The accused was sentenced to five...