Man picked up for assault at bus terminal
SIBU: Police arrested a 26-year-old man for alleged assault at the Sibu Bus Terminal, Jalan Pahlawan recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the 24-year-old victim lodged a report at 10.29 pm on Sunday (Apr 14). “The victim said that at around 5 pm on the day in question, he was attacked by three […]
Shop assistant gets five years’ jail, caning for assault
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a coffin shop assistant to five years in prison and two lashes of the cane for causing grievous hurt to a 23-year-old man last year. Delly, 20, pleaded guilty before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi to a charge framed under Section 326 of the Penal Code. He was accused of […]
Woman dies after alleged assault by brother
KOTA KINABALU: A woman has died after she was allegedly assaulted by her brother at their house on here. Kota Kinabalu district police chief ACP Mohd Zaidi Abdulahsaid the 25-year-old victim died at Hospital Queen Elizabeth II here at 10.30 pm on Saturday (May 6), two days after admission. “The victim was found lying prostrate and unconscious […]
Lemang seller arrested for assaulting man over uncooked delicacy
MELAKA: A lemang seller was arrested for assaulting a buyer, who claimed that he had bought lemang which was not properly cooked, in an incident at a roadside stall on Jalan Bukit Beruang Utama, near a petrol station, here on Friday. Melaka Tengah district police chief, ACP Christopher Patit, said that, in the 8 pm […]
Eight years’ jail, caning for slashing brother with machete
KUCHING: An unemployed man will celebrate his first Raya behind bars when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and three strokes of the cane by the Session Court here yesterday for causing serious injury to his elder brother by slashing him with a machete during a rampage last Saturday (April 15). Izzat, 31, […]
Preacher charged with 9 counts of rape, sexual assault
KLANG: A preacher pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to nine charges of committing rape, sexual assault and unnatural sex on a teenager between June 2021 and last February. Muhammad Fathi Na’im Mazlam (rpt Mazlam), 30, who is also known as Ustaz Fathi Naim, made the plea before Judge Syafeera Mohd Said. […]
Man in assault case out on RM4k bail
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here on Monday (July 4) rejected the plea of a man who intentionally injured his father. Irwan Shah, 42, had earlier pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A of the same Code. Judge Maris Agan released the accused on a RM4,000 […]
Local claims trial to assaulting American woman
KUCHING: A 25-year-old local man today claimed trial to assaulting a foreign woman on June 22. Chua Aik Khin pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged under Section 354 of the Penal Code which provides for assault or use of criminal force with intent to outrage modesty. He stands […]
Police probing boob-grabbing case
KUCHING: The local police are probing a report on a recently sexual harassment case at Kampung Semariang Batu. This was confirmed today by Kuching district police chief, ACP Ahsmon Bajah. The issue came to light on social media recently when a number of women residing at the village took their complaints to Facebook, saying that […]
Man being questioned over alleged assault
MIRI: A woman reported on Tuesday (Feb 22) that her brother-in-law assaulted her. The incident allegedly occurred at her house in Bandar Baru Permyjaya around 6pm. The suspect, 57, suddenly went berserk and punched the victim, 62, on her face. Acting on the report lodged, a police team detained the suspect for questioning. The case […]
