Man held for injuring wife

MIRI: Police here arrested a man for allegedly causing injuries to his wife’s head and body following a misunderstanding on June 1. It was reported that the incident happened on Wednesday evening at a longhouse in Sungai Tiris, Baram. Prior to incident, the couple had a misunderstanding which had triggered a fight. It was said […]

Jealous man held for whacking wife with handphone

PADAWAN: A 29-year-old construction worker suspected his 24-year-old wife of having an affair with her 23-year-old adopted brother. When he and two friends punched her adopted brother, his wife tried to stop them and this infuriated the jealous hubby who whacked the woman on the head with a mobile phone, causing her injuries.   The incident […]

Man beats wife over suspected affair

MIRI: Police detained a man for allegedly assaulting his wife of 30 years in their home at Taman Bumiko here. The incident allegedly occurred on Tuesday evening at around 6.00pm. The suspect, 52, was picked up two hours later. He had accused his wife, also 52, of having an affair.  Preliminary investigation revealed that the […]

Carpenter fined RM1,500 for assaulting girlfriend

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today fined a carpenter RM1,500 in default five months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to assaulting and injuring his girlfriend.  Asfarizan Asfrin Zaini, 28, from Kampung Stapok pleaded guilty to injuring his girlfriend Nur Melody Aurora by punching her in the face, causing bruises on the victim’s left cheek. He […]

Man held for injuring wife

MIRI: A 25-year-old man was detained on Monday (Apr 19) for allegedly injuring his wife with a steel rod during an argument early that day. The victim, aged 29, sustained injuries to her left wrist. Preliminary investigation revealed that jealousy had driven the man into injuring his wife around 2pm at their house in Luak […]

Jobless man detained for injuring girlfriend

MIRI: A local jobless man was arrested this morning for allegedly injuring his girlfriend during a quarrel inside their rented house at Taman Hilltop here. Police personnel from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department nabbed the 31-year-old man following a report lodged by the 21-year-old victim. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed the arrest, […]

Man fined RM1.5K for injuring girlfriend

KUCHING: A man from Kampung Tambirat Hilir, who pleaded guilty to injuring his girlfriend, was fined RM1,500 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrates’ Court here today. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence on the 29-year-old man after he pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 323 of the Penal Code. The accused […]