Fined RM1,000 for damaging foster mother’s property

KUCHING: A local woman was fined RM1,000 in default of three weeks’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today for damaging her foster mother’s property, resulting in a loss of RM200 last Monday. Arfifa, 24, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the charge, she was accused of committing mischief […]

Duo fined for causing damage after binge drinking

KUCHING: Two former security guards of a food and services supply company were each fined RM2,000 or spend three months in prison for damaging company property after consuming alcohol on its premises. Hafiz, 28, and Rostenlin, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges  before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. They stood accused under Section 427 […]

Teen sent to Henry Gurney School for damaging father’s property

KUCHING: A teenage boy has been sentenced to three years at Henry Gurney School by the Magistrates’ Court for damaging the glass of a door and the rear windscreen of his father’s car after not receiving the money he requested. Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan imposed the sentence on the 15-year-old after considering a moral […]

E-hailing driver sentenced for damaging car

KUCHING: An e-hailing driver has been slapped with a fine of RM2,500 or a jail term of four months by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday (Aug 9) for deliberately damaging a sedan-type car’s front windshield, leading to a loss of RM900 for a property company. Charles, 26, hailing from Pujut, Miri, pleaded guilty to […]

Man sentenced for damaging property

KUCHING: A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to a fine of RM2,000 or four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court today (June 9) for causing damage to his mother’s property using a machete. Azam pleaded guilty to two charges under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which were read before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. The […]

Man gets one year’s imprisonment for intentionally damaging father’s car

KUCHING: A man has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Magistrates’ Court for intentionally damaging his father’s car by colliding with a parking pole in front of their house. The incident took place in May when the man became upset after losing a gambling game. Syaifuddin, 38, pleaded guilty on Friday (June […]

Jobless slapped with RM3,500 fine for threatening, damaging car

KUCHING: A jobless man was fined RM3,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here for threatening to kill and damaging his friend’s car in October last year. The accused, Bahthiar, 31, from Kampung Sungai Maong, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the first charge, he was prosecuted under Section […]

Jobless man fined RM1k for committing mischief

KUCHING: A 36-year old unemployed man was fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates’ Court after the man punctured a tyre and broke a windscreen wiper of his elderly neighbour’s car. The accused, Jesfrel, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge read by an interpreter before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. The accused was charged with mischief under Section 427 […]

Man, 32, fined RM1,500 for mischief

KUCHING: A 32-year old man was sentenced to a RM1,500 fine or one month’s imprisonment in default by the Magistrate Court yesterday for damaging household property because his parents refused to give him money. Judge Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced Nelson, 32, after he pleaded guilty before the judge to a charge read by an interpreter. According […]

Drunken rampage earns man a year in prison

KUCHING: A local man who assaulted his sister and threatened to kill her, his grandmother and aunt will pay for his crime behind bars over the next year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Bryon, 25, to a year in prison after he admitted to committing three offences during a drunken rampage at his […]