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Is self-defence a crime?

A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defence. – Woody Allen, American Film personality Sometimes people are tempted to think that the country’s laws regarding self-defence appear to be unfair, especially after they read in the papers that a victim of a car theft was recently arrested for severely assaulting the thief. This isn’t […]

Man held for criminal intimidation 

MARUDI: A 40 year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he made threats to his former employer using a shotgun. According to Marudi police chief DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib, the suspect was detained on Thursday evening after he allegedly discharged a shotgun during an argument with the complainant inside a logging camp in Long […]

Sexagenarian nabbed for threatening, injuring girlfriend

MIRI: Police here arrested an elderly man for allegedly threatening and injuring his girlfriend at RPR Batu 6, Jalan Lutong-Pujut here, on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 9pm, shortly after the couple got home from a gathering with their friends. The 64-year-old suspect was said to have become furious after alleging his 47-year-old girlfriend had […]

Son, 28, held for threatening mom

MIRI: Police here arrested a man who had allegedly caused damages to household items and threatened to hit his mother after she refused his request for money today. It was reported that the incident happened around 10.30am in a house at Kampung Usaha Jaya, Mile 8, Lambir. Prior to the incident, the 28-year-old man requested […]

Man detained for threatening mum

MIRI: Police have detained a local man after he allegedly threatened to kill his mother. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the threat was made over the phone around 1.30pm today. The 22 year-old suspect was picked up by a team of Criminal Investigation department (CID) at a house in Jalan Dato Permaisuri […]

Arrested after threatening lives with machetes

MIRI: Two men were arrested by police after threatening lives with machetes in separate cases. In the first case, a 35-year-old man was caught after a police report was lodged.  He had threatened a security guard at a guard post in a plantation in Suai. According to the security guard (complainant), on May 14 at […]

Siblings nabbed over firearm threat

MARUDI: Police arrested two brothers for allegedly threatening villagers and workers at Kem SPT Tebanyi, Ulu Baram with a firearm on May 8. Marudi district police chief, DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib said police received a complaint on the incident from a security guard at the camp. He said, on May 8, the complainant was […]

RM2.5k fine for threatening father

KUCHING: An aggressive son ended up RM2,500 poorer after he was fined by the Magistrate’s Court here today for threatening to injure his father. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi passed the sentence on Mohammad Nur Fizdris Ideris, 33, after he pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code. The section provides for a […]

Fined RM2.5k for damaging car

KUCHING: A man was fined RM2,500, in default three months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today for damaging a car. Lu Chuan Yuan, 51, pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. Lu was charged with causing damage to a Mitsubishi Mirage vehicle belonging […]

Sibu police taking bullying case seriously

SIBU: Police are taking seriously the case in which a boarding school student was bullied by his schoolmates. The incident came to light after a 23-second video clip went viral yesterday. New Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that today police had already identified the victim and the suspects. “We have received a report on […]