Machete-wielding man shot in legs
KUCHING: Police here fired two shots at a man after he ran amok with a machete near a house at Lorong Arawana 1, Jalan Bako yesterday (May 31). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect in his 30s was shot in both legs. It was understood that the suspect, […]
Man nabbed for threatening to kill his mother
MIRI: Police have detained a 28-year-old man for threatening to kill his mother using a Samurai sword on Saturday (May 29). The arrest was made during an operations code-named Ops Gawai, following a report lodged by the suspect’s 52-year-old mother. The suspect had reportedly threatened his mother inside a flat unit of Quadruplex in Lorong […]
Man detained for attacking sister
MIRI: A 26-year-old man was detained for assaulting his sister by the roadside of Jalan Dato Permaisuri 2A here on Monday (May 24). A commotion broke out when the victim, 22, tried to calm her brother down who had ran amok earlier on looking for his wife. The suspect then hit her with a parang […]
Cops pick up man who runs amok
MIRI: A 60-year-old man, who ran amok and threatenedto kill his stepdaughter, was detained by the police early this morning, five hours after the alleged incident. During the 8pm incident which happened inside a house in Lambir, the suspect suddenly became angry with the woman for refusing to have dinner with him. He also threatened […]
Police arrest frustrated man
MIRI: A local man from Lambir, frustrated because his mother forgot to buy him soft drinks while on her way back from work, destroyed his family’s belongings in their home last Saturday. The 25-year-old man was also said to have attempted to beat his younger sister during the process, after she refused to follow him […]
Man detained for running amok
MIRI: Police have detained a 21 year-old man from Lorong Harmoni Tudan phase 6 here after he reportedly threatened his sister for refusing to give him money. The suspect was detained at 3pm last Thursday following a police report lodged by the sister regarding the incident which happened on December 14 last year at their […]
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting parents
MIRI: A 45 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal intimidation on his parents yesterday evening. The man was believed to have hit and injured both his elderly parents during a quarrel inside their house in Krokop around 6.45pm. A police report has been lodged by the man’s mother at Miri Central Police […]
Boy runs amok after father refuses to give RM400
MIRI: A 16-year-old boy from Kampung Pasir Lutong is in police custody after he ran amok and threatened to harm his father on Tuesday evening. The teen went berserk around 6.30pm after his father refused to give him RM400. Miri deputy police chief, Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, said the boy was detained around 8.05pm on […]
Man runs amok, threatens father
MIRI: A 44-year-old man ran amok and threatened his father at their home in RPR Batu 6, Jalan Pujut-Kuala Baram recently. This was after his demand for cash amounting to RM300 was refused by the 71-year-old patriarch of the family. In the incident, that occurred on December 6 and 8, the son had smashed glass […]
Man arrested after running amok
MIRI: A man was arrested after running amok in the middle of the Miri-Bintulu Coastal Road near Kampung Terahad, Bekenu this morning (Sept 29). In the 11am incident, the man was seen wielding a machete and an oil palm spear (tombak sawit), and swinging the weapons at road users. His actions were video recorded, and […]
