Van driver to enter defence on double murder

SIBU: A former plantation van driver was on Tuesday (June 13) ordered by the High Court here to enter his defence on two charges of murder and another charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt. Justice Wong Siong Tung made the ruling after hearing submissions from both the prosecution and Ahmad’s counsel. “The court is of […]

Egyptian man fined RM1k for grievous hurt

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court yesterday fined an Egyptian man RM1,000 in default one month jail for causing hurt to his wife’s nephew in an incident last year. Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim meted out the sentence against Mohamed Magdy Badr Mohamed Badr, 35 after he plead guilty to the charge. The accused was charged under Section […]

Accused gets 15 months for grievous hurt

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here yesterday sentenced a man to 15 months in prison for wounding his younger brother by slicing the victim with a rusted machete. Accused Doflin, 27, pleaded guilty to one offence under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which was read in conjunction with Section 326A of the Penal Code before […]

12 months’ jail for causing grievous hurt

KUCHING: A fruit seller was sentenced to 12 months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today, for injuring two men with an axe while fishing at the Kampung Bintangor Jetty, Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol last Tuesday (July 12). Accused Harris, 45, pleaded guilty to two charges read out by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah […]

18 months’ jail, whipping for grievous hurt

KUCHING: An unemployed man, who was charged with injuring his neighbour with a helmet, was sentenced to 18 months’ jail and one stroke of the rotan by the Sessions Court yesterday. Judge Jason Juga meted out the sentence on Nickson Empeni after he pleaded guilty under Section 326 of the Penal Code. The court ordered […]