Rider learns lesson dodging police check
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court fined a local man RM1,500, in default two months in prison, for evading the police during an integrated crime prevention operation at Jalan Belian on Feb 12. Shafik, 21, from Kampung Semerah Padi Baru, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to a charge framed under Section 186 of the […]
Man charged with killing girlfriend
IPOH: A man was charged at the Magistrate Court here today with the murder of his girlfriend last weekend. Saini Irwandy Sofian Sani, 23, is accused of intentionally causing the death of Shahwani Abdullah, 24, between 5 pm on Saturday, June 24 and the early hours of the following day at No 4A, Persiaran Rapat […]
Cop charged with wife’s murder to undergo psychiatric evaluation
KANGAR: The Magistrate’s Court here today ordered a police lance corporal charged with murdering his wife to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital. Magistrate Ana Rozana Mohd Nor made the decision after allowing an application filed by state prosecution director Mohd Nordin Ismail for Mohamad Nizarman Hassim, 27, to undergo the examination in accordance […]
Woman jailed for 7 months after testing positive for meth
KUCHING: A 38-year-old woman was sentenced to seven months’ jail by the Magistrate Court here today (Dec 19) for involvement with drug-related activities last September. The accused Lydiawati Saharie, 38, pleaded guilty to a charge read by an interpreter before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali. The court also ordered the accused to undergo two years police […]
Teenager jailed two years, fined for drugs
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court here sentenced an 18 year old teenager two years’ jail term and a fine up to RM5,000 for drug possession and abuse which happened in March this year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered that the accused be sent to Henry Gurney School for supervision until the age of 21 […]
Man fined RM1,200 for slapping luxury car salesperson
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a 36-year-old man RM1,200 in default of one month’s jail after he pleaded guilty to slapping a luxury car dealership head salesperson. Tan Hern Hua entered the plea today (Oct 25) for a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. The Section provides […]
Man pleads guilty to threat charge, fined RM2,500
KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was fined RM2,500, in default one month’s imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court on Friday (Oct 21) for making threats. The accused, Daniel Minkil, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge that was read before judge Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the case brief, the accused allegedly threatened to damage the victim’s reputation at […]
Man, 58, fined RM2,200 for criminal intimidation
SIBU: An elderly man was today fined RM2,200 in default two months’ imprisonment by a Magistrates’ Court here for threatening to cause harm to another person. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar convicted Wong Yik Hee,58, from Bukit Penyau Salim of the offence as charged on his own plea of guilty. The accused was charged with threatening […]
Four fined RM3k each for having drug
KUCHING: Four friends were each sentenced to a fine of RM3,000 or two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing 0.06 grams of Ketamine in a room at an entertainment centre last April. Accused Boniface Garry Unding Lunyat, 22; Nazri Betty, 28; Rafiq Rayyan Randee Timban, 29, and Timmy Ausell Bennet, […]
Sabahan claims trial to cheating charge
SIBU: A 39-year-old man from Keningau, Sabah claimed trial to the charge of cheating another man of over RM100,000. When the nature of charge was read at the Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Aug 26) and explained to Aeddy Ambrose, he understood and entered a plea of not guilty. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokthar granted the […]
