Appeals Court commutes Nigerian’s death sentence to 35 years’ jail for killing nurse
PUTRAJAYA: A Nigerian man escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal here today commuted the death sentence imposed on him for the murder of a chief nurse at Serdang Hospital to 35 years imprisonment. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim and […]
Manhunt for Indonesian suspected of killing fellow countryman
DALAT: Police are currently on the hunt for an Indonesian man suspected of killing his fellow housemate at an oil palm plantation workers’ quarters here yesterday (Mar 11). Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat, when contacted, confirmed that they received a police report pertaining to the incident. “The victim, who was in his 30s, sustained severe […]
Father suspected of killing his daughter arrested
KUALA LUMPUR: The brutal act of a man who allegedly abused his nine-year-old daughter till death and buried her body by the roadside in a recreation area came to light after his wife lodged a police report. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya said his team received a report from the suspect’s […]
Father jailed for 18 years for killing infant daughter
LABUAN: A man convicted of beating his infant daughter that led to her death was sentenced to 18 years jail by the Labuan High Court today. Judge Leonard David Shim ordered the jail sentence to run from the date of his arrest on Aug 18, 2018. Maidin Ibnu Hashim, 56, formerly a civil servant, had […]
Tropical storm Bonnie becomes hurricane
SAN SALVADOR: Tropical storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane yesterday as it swept towards Mexico after killing three people in El Salvador and Nicaragua, the US National Hurricane Centre said. The hurricane, the third of the season off Mexico’s coast, is carrying maximum sustained winds of 125 kilometres per hour with higher […]
Need to do more to curb human-tiger conflict
KUCHING: WWF-Malaysia wants steps to be taken to prevent further casualty following the recent fatal tiger mauling of a villager and its subsequent killing in Kelantan. In a statement, it extended its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased, Anek Along, a 59-year-old Orang Asli villager at Kampung Sau, Gua Musang. “We are also […]
Son kills aged mother
GURUN: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her suspected drug addict son at their house in Kampung Batu 5, Jalan Jeniang, near here, today (Nov 10). Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Adzli Abu Shah said police received information regarding the incident at 7.30 am and found the woman, Sarah Jon, at the location sprawled […]
Singaporean woman gets 30 years jail for torturing, killing maid
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman who starved, assaulted and ultimately killed her domestic worker was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, with the judge describing the case as “among the worst types of culpable homicide”. The affluent city-state is home to about 250,000 domestic workers who mostly come from poorer Asian countries, and stories of […]
Cops pick up man who runs amok
MIRI: A 60-year-old man, who ran amok and threatenedto kill his stepdaughter, was detained by the police early this morning, five hours after the alleged incident. During the 8pm incident which happened inside a house in Lambir, the suspect suddenly became angry with the woman for refusing to have dinner with him. He also threatened […]
Policeman allegedly shoots son dead before killing himself
SEREMBAN: A policeman is believed to have shot his seven-year-old son dead before taking his own life with the gun in an incident at Jalan Widuri 1, Taman Sentosa Jaya, near here, this afternoon. Seremban police chief ACP Mohd Said Ibrahim said they received an emergency call at 6.42 pm informing that a 35-year-old local […]
