Police officer charged with murder of schoolboy

IPOH: A senior police officer was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a secondary school boy last Friday. No plea was recorded from the accused Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, 44, when the charge was read out before Magistrate S. Punitha, as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High […]

Man gets five years for Batu Kawa hotel murder

KUCHING: A 33-year-old man was sentenced to a five-year jail term by the Magistrates’ Court today (Nov 16) in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man outside a hotel in Batu Kawa on Oct 30. Hartley pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan, who sentenced the accused to five years’ […]

Indonesian gets five years for culpable homicide

SIBU: A 67-year-old Indonesian, who pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, was sentenced today (Nov 16) by the High Court to five years behind bars. In delivering the sentence, Justice Wong considered the seriousness of the offence, the need for a deterrent sentence, and public interest. The judge […]

Four Myanmar men freed of countryman’s murder charge

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today acquitted and discharged four Myanmar nationals over the murder of their fellow countryman four years ago. Judge K. Muniandy made the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against Pau Deih Lian, Kai Lian Mong, Kai Za Muang and Tuang Siang […]

Childminder charged with murdering baby  

IPOH: A childminder was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a six-month-old girl who was under her care. Tan Wooi Cheng, 51, nodded after the charge was read out to her, but no plea was recorded as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court. She was charged […]

Van driver to enter defence on double murder

SIBU: A former plantation van driver was on Tuesday (June 13) ordered by the High Court here to enter his defence on two charges of murder and another charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt. Justice Wong Siong Tung made the ruling after hearing submissions from both the prosecution and Ahmad’s counsel. “The court is of […]

Medical assistant charged with murdering son

IPOH: A medical assistant was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering his six-month-old son last month. Zahrul, 30, nodded in understanding when the charge was read out before Magistrate Jesseca Daimis. No plea was recorded as a murder case is under High Court’s jurisdiction. According to the charge sheet, the civil servant […]

Rehab centre worker, trainee charged with murder

SUNGAI SIPUT: An employee and a staff member at a Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a trainee there last month. The Puspen staff, Aslam, 35, and Suffian, 30, nodded after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate Nurul Asyifa Redzuan, but […]

Man charged with murder of 6-year-old disabled girl

KUCHING: A 35-year-old man was charged in the Bau Magistrate’s Court on one count of killing a six-year-old disabled girl and disposing of the body in a bush at Kampung Keranji, Bau last November. No plea was taken from the accused, Then after a charge framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code was read […]