Jobless man fined RM1,200
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM1,200 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Apr 5) for going on a rampage and breaking window panes and pulling out the metal grilles at his mother’s house. Farhan, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code which was […]
Fined RM800 for selling illegal lottery tickets
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today (Apr 4) fined a local woman RM800 in default two weeks’ jail for selling public lottery tickets without a licence at a shop premises in Siburan last February. Vivia, 21, from Kampung Tebakang, pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 read […]
Man gets six years for hotel robbery
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six years in prison and three strokes the Sessions Court here today (Mar 22) for committing armed robbery against a female receptionist at a budget hotel two years ago. Khairul, 37, pleaded guilty to one charge read by the interpreter before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi. According to the charge, […]
Five men fined RM1, 000 each for affray
SIBU: Five men were each fined RM1,000, in default two months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today for committing affray. Magistrate Flavian Edward Henry meted out the sentence after they all pleaded guilty to the joint charge read and explained to them through an interpreter. Wong Hai Uong, 54, of Sibu Jaya, Yong Yew […]
11-month jail for stolen bikes
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to 11 months in prison for possessing two stolen motorcycles last week. Jalil, 30, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali, to two charges read out by an interpreter. On the first count, Jalil and his accomplice, who remains at large, were charged under […]
Court fines junkie RM2,000
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today (Mar 1) fined a man RM2,000 in default three months’ imprisonment for drug abuse. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali imposed the fine on Bazi, 21, from Kampung Cemerlang, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. According to the charge sheet, he was involved in the use of type […]
Shop assistant gets five years’ jail, caning for assault
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a coffin shop assistant to five years in prison and two lashes of the cane for causing grievous hurt to a 23-year-old man last year. Delly, 20, pleaded guilty before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi to a charge framed under Section 326 of the Penal Code. He was accused of […]
Fined RM1,000 for damaging foster mother’s property
KUCHING: A local woman was fined RM1,000 in default of three weeks’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today for damaging her foster mother’s property, resulting in a loss of RM200 last Monday. Arfifa, 24, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the charge, she was accused of committing mischief […]
Two girls plead guilty to possessing stolen motorcycle
KUCHING: Two girls pleaded guilty before the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing stolen property, a Honda motorcycle belonging to a 57-year-old man last February 4. The accused, aged 12 and 14 respectively, made the plea when the charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same […]
Six months’ jail for possessing stolen laptop
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing a stolen laptop in December last year. Ammy’een, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, he and another accomplice were accused of possessing a stolen […]
