Civil servant fined RM1,800 for hurting sister-in-law

KUCHING: A civil servant was fined RM1,800 in default two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court for causing hurt to his sister-in-law. Sharir, 27, pleaded guilty to the charge which was read out by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for […]

Cops seeking duo in Matang armed assault case

PADAWAN: Police are on the hunt for two men to facilitate investigations into the recent case of causing grievous hurt and rioting at an eatery in Matang here. The wanted individuals are identified as Affidi @ Adi Jamani, 34, and Suhaimi @ Pimping Jamani, 28. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the […]

Wife out on bail for scalding husband with hot coffee

KUCHING: A local woman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to a charge of intentionally causing hurt to her husband by pouring hot coffee at him at their residence in Matang, here in May. Housewife Sharfiza, 41, who appeared before Judge Musli Abdul Hamid at the Sessions Court this morning, pleaded innocence to the […]

Man held for hurting minor

MIRI: A 34-year-old man was detained on Sunday (Apr 25) for allegedly injuring an 11-year-old boy. He was arrested at a house in Kampung Kuala Sibuti here at 10.06am to assist police in their probe into the case. It is believed that the suspect was upset upon knowing that his three-year-old son had fallen down […]

Unemployed gets eight years for hurting guard

SIBU: A jobless man was sentenced to eight years’ jail and two strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court yesterday for voluntarily causing hurt to a security guard during an attempted robbery. Justice Caroline Bee Majail ordered the accused, Nelson Tungku of Rumah Gramong Pasir Putih Agam Tiga, Jln Entabai, Julau to serve the […]