Eight busted for splashing paint on loan shark debtors’ homes
KUCHING: Eight individuals, including two women, have been arrested on suspicion of splashing red paint on residences and vehicles as a form of intimidation towards individuals indebted to loan sharks. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah lsaid the suspects, aged between 19 and 47, were detained across the city last month. Two of them tested […]
November scare sends schools into a tizzy
THE third week in November left parents, children and school staff on edge after a wave of fake bomb threats swept through public, private and international schools throughout Malaysia. The hoax, relayed via email, claimed the presence of explosive devices within the premises and it sparked a swift response from law enforcement agencies and school […]
No criminal element in death of Kenyah man, says Bukit Aman
KUALA LUMPUR: No criminal injuries were detected from the results of an autopsy on a man from the Kenyah tribe who died on his way to the Marudi district police headquarters in Sarawak after complaining of chest pains and breathing difficulties on Monday. Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director Datuk Seri Azri Ahmad said the post-mortem […]
Jobless man gets six months for threatening his father
KUCHING: A 31-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court for threatening his father. Saiful pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which was read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali, on Monday (May 8). The accused committed the offence at a house […]
Debt collector jailed for injuring man with knife
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to 10 months in jail for intentionally injuring a 25-year-old man using a folding knife while collecting a debt. The accused, Chin, 32, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with […]
‘Mentega Terbang’ crew members receive threats
KUALA LUMPUR: The police received two reports on criminal intimidation and mischief from two crew members of the film ‘Mentega Terbang’ yesterday. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said one crew member lodged a report at the Ampang district police headquarters (IPD) after his Proton Saga car was splashed with paint and a death […]
Man held for menacing to kill cousin’s husband
PADAWAN: The police here arrested a man who went amok and allegedly threatened to kill his cousin’s husband with an axe after he was accused of littering around the cousin’s home. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 31-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday (Dec 14) after receiving a police […]
Man fined RM1,500 for threatening to kill adoptive mother
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 in default one month jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Nov 15) for threatening to kill his adoptive mother in Batu Kawa, earlier this month. The 20-year-old accused pleaded guilty to one charge read before Senior Assistant Court Registrar Sandy Yvette Freddy. He […]
Son fined RM2.5k for intimidating dad
KUCHING: A drunk and rebellious son who made a death threat against his biological father, 60, was today fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here. Accused Tommy, 28, who threatened his father last September however failed to pay the fine. As such he was ordered by Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to be imprisoned […]
Welder fined RM1,500 for inviting man to fistfight
KUCHING: A 26-years-old welder was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 or two months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court, here, today, for inviting a man to fight on September 18. Syarifah Magistrate Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Patrick Lee after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code which was read […]
