Unemployed gets 10 months’ jail for arson
KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to 10 months in jail by the Sessions Court here, after he pleaded guilty to arson and causing partial damages to a fruit shop at Jalan Padungan. Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi ordered Zulkipli, 31, to serve his prison term effective from the date of his arrest on Oct 22. […]
Former Henry Gurney School student admits to threatening arson
KUCHING: A former student of Henry Gurney School pleaded guilty after being charged at the Magistrates’ Court here with making a criminal threat to burn down his father’s house. The 20-year-old defendant appeared before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan on Wednesday (Aug 9) as charges under Section 506 of the Penal Code were read out. […]
Seven hired by loan shark for arson, vandalism arrested
KUCHING: Police arrested seven locals who allegedly burning down a house and splashing paints on another house and a furniture store recently. The suspects were believed to be hired by a foreign ‘ah long’ syndicate through social media. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the men were for RM1,500 each to commit […]
2 teens hand themselves in after Sydney blaze
SYDNEY: The police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) confirmed on Friday that two 13-year-old schoolchildren have handed themselves in over a major blaze that destroyed buildings in central Sydney, reported Xinhua. “We are aware of reports overnight of a group of young people who were seen running from the scene of […]
Jobless man nabbed for arson
MUKAH: Police have detained a man who is believed to have started a fire out of anger at his own family house at Kampung Sungai Alo resettlement scheme here on Wednesday (March 1). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said that the jobless suspect in his 30s is believed to be in a rage […]
Man gets 3 years for burning power meter
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to three years in prison by the Sessions Court today (Dec 15) for setting fire to a main electricity meter in a flat at Taman Sepakat Jaya, here. Bangau, 30, from Kampung Tapang Maong, Balai Ringin, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 435 of the Penal Code. Judge […]
Burning of flags among four reported mischiefs
KUCHING: Sarawak police have opened an investigation paper pertaining to an arson case involving political party’s flags in Engkilili. A police spokesman for the 15th general election (GE15), Supt Douglas Nyeging Taong in a statement, said the case is being investigated under Section 436 of the Penal Code for arson after a political party’s flags […]
Appeal of alleged arsonist rejected
KUCHING: An unemployed man’s appeal for maliciously setting fire to his mother’s house in Kampung Malaysia in Petra Jaya was rejected by the Sessions Court here today. Judge Maris Agan rejected Azirul Shamsul Tahir’s confession after he filed an appeal claiming that the fire was an accident. According to the charge, the 28-year-old deliberately set […]
Arson lands man in prison for two years
SIBU: The Sessions Court sentenced a 37-year-old man to two years’ imprisonment on Friday (Oct 22) for committing arson. Andrew Sanggau of Kampung Sentosa Salim was charged with committing mischief by using fire, with the intent to cause the destruction of a house at about 12.12pm on Oct 13. The offence, punishable under Section 436 […]
Cops nab man for torching car
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 40-year-old man believed to be involved in torching a vehicle at Jalan Paragon, Batu Kawa here last Friday (Aug 13). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the 6.50pm incident occurred when the suspect saw a man trying to steal his (suspect’s) car rims. Angered by the incident, […]
