Farmer charged with negligently causing death of woman

KUCHING: What was to have been a farmer’s normal hunting trip with two of his women relatives went tragically wrong when one of the women was killed and the other, injured. In the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 18) was Domanic Ridis, 46, who was slapped with two charges. On the first charge, he was […]

Man accidentally shoots himself while hunting

MARUDI: A man from Long Laput was killed after he accidentally shot himself while hunting alone in a jungle at Long Lama last Thursday (May 27). Marudi police chief DSP Jo Hang said the man, identified as Cosmas Jau Mering, aged 37, accidentally dropped his shotgun while climbing a tree. The gun went off and […]

Man shoots dead brother he mistook for mousedeer

BAU: A 55-year-old man was shot dead by his older brother who apparently mistook him for a mousedeer during a hunting trip. The incident occurred at around 10.45pm last Saturday (Apr 10) in a forest at Kampung Stenggang, here. Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, in a statement on Sunday, said police have arrested […]