Flasher sent to Henry Gurney School
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a 19-year-old youth to be sent to Henry Gurney School until he turns 21 on six counts of outraging the modesty of women and trespassing into the home of an elderly man. The school is a centre established in 1949 under Malaysian Juvenile Court.to care for young offenders. The vegetable […]
Threat to kill mum, rape sister: Youth jailed
KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to five months in prison for making death threats against his mother and threatening to rape his younger sister after his request for money was turned down. Ramlissari Malim, 24, from Kampung Tabuan Hilir pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code which was read […]
Two locals get 6 months’ jail for substance abuse
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced two local men to six months each in jail for being involved in substance abuse in January this year. The first accused Iruan Fadizlah Man, 46, pleaded guilty before Senior Assistant Court Registrar Sandy Yvette Freddy to one count under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Sandy […]
Woman, lover charged with murdering husband
SHAH ALAM: A woman and an Indian national man were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of her husband two years ago. Lachhami Devi, 23, also an Indian national, and Varun Kumar, 30, were jointly charged with murdering Arshdeep Singh, 25, also an Indian national, in an old folks home in […]
Unemployed man charged with murdering nonagenarian
JASIN: An unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a senior citizen. Peter David, 20, was charged with murdering Misah Md Amin, 91, at KM 16, Kampung Pulai Darat, Merlimau here at 1.30 am last Jan 20. He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which […]
Man jailed six months for stealing 15 gas cylinders
KUCHING: After pleading guilty to stealing 15 gas cylinders from a restaurant, a local man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today. When a charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code was read before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi, accused Lu Jin Peng, 30, made the guilty plea. According to […]
Online gambling: Woman gets five months
KUCHING: A foreign woman was sentenced to five months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here Monday (Jan 30) for involvement in online gambling activities. Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim sentenced Anju Lestari, 31, from Selakau, Indonesia after she pleaded guilty. The court ordered her to serve the prison sentence effective from the date of her […]
Mechanic gets six months for having, disposing stolen motorcycle
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court today sentenced a mechanic to six months in prison for possessing and getting rid of a motorcycle that was stolen by selling its parts. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence against Alwin, 36, of Kampung Semeba after he pleaded guilty to two charges under Sections 411 and 414 of the […]
Jailed four months for threatening to kill a cop
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court today sentenced an unemployed man to four months in jail for threatening to kill a police officer in December last year. The accused Syaifuddin, 38, pleaded guilty to the charge that was read by an interpreter before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar He was charged with making death threats against a police officer […]
Court fines two men for injuring, threatening another
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM1,300 in default of two months in jail for deliberately headbutting a shop assistant at a prominent shopping mall on Jan 13. Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim meted out the sentence against the accused Ozzy, 30, from Kampung Sikuduk after pleading guilty to a charge framed under […]
