Courier fined for falsifying police report
KUCHING: Due to using company funds of RM1,200 for personal use, a courier willingly filed a false police report, claiming to have been robbed by two men in an incident at Jalan Demak last November. However, the act backfired when Syafiq, 21, was fined RM700 or one month in jail after pleading guilty to charges […]
Teen pleads guilty to raping 12-year-old girlfriend
KUCHING: In the Sessions Court on Wednesday (Jan 10), a 19-year-old teen pleaded guilty to raping his 12-year-old girlfriend in December of last year. The accused admitted guilt as soon as the charge under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code was read before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman. The charges state that he is accused of […]
Man fined RM3,500 for stealing iron fence
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Jan 9) imposed a fine of RM3,500 or a five-month jail term on a 25-year-old man for the theft of an iron fence belonging to a restaurant owner in Kampung Bako on Jan 4. Noramzee pleaded guilty to the offence under Section 379 of the Penal Code when presented […]
Duo fined for causing damage after binge drinking
KUCHING: Two former security guards of a food and services supply company were each fined RM2,000 or spend three months in prison for damaging company property after consuming alcohol on its premises. Hafiz, 28, and Rostenlin, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. They stood accused under Section 427 […]
Batu Kawa murder case duo get nine months for drug abuse
KUCHING: Two men connected to the widely publicised murder of a 51-year-old hotel worker in Batu Kawa here in October have been sentenced to nine months for their involvement in drug abuse activities. Ashley, 25, and Hartley, 33, each pleaded guilty to a charge read separately before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to […]
Fined RM2,500 for operating entertainment centre illegally
KUCHING: The manager of an entertainment centre was fined RM2,500 in default of one month in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for operating without a valid entertainment license from the local authorities. Alexster, 21, from Belawai, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 5(1) of the Entertainment Ordinance 2000, which was read by […]
Man fined RM1,500 for punching pregnant lover
KUCHING: A man took the audacious step of causing harm to his romantic partner, who happened to be a married woman, citing the challenge of sustaining their relationship due to his lover’s unresolved divorce from her husband. However, the act resulted in dire consequences when Stephen, 34, a contract worker, was fined RM1,500 in default […]
Man fined for can opener assault
KUCHING: An unemployed man was fined RM1,500 or sentenced to three months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for intentionally causing injury to his brother-in-law by throwing a food can opener last Wednesday (Dec 6). Khairunnas, 23, pleaded guilty to one charge read by the interpreter before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. According […]
Juvenile sent to Henry Gurney School
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today (Dec 7) sentenced a teenage boy to three years at the Henry Gurney School for stealing a motorcycle at a driving training centre in Matang last July. Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan passed the sentence after a moral report hearing from the Department of Social Welfare today. He pleaded […]
Shopkeeper fined RM1,000 for illegal possession of fags, liquors
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a shopkeeper RM1,000 in default one month’s jail for failing to provide reasonable grounds for the illegal possession of 107 cartons of various cigarettes and 55 boxes of various liquor. Zainul, 22, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to the charge framed under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor […]
