Six months’ jail for breaking into grocery store
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a 39-year-old man to six months in jail for breaking into a grocery store and stole items worth RM3,020 at Jalan Rock two years ago. The accused, Roland pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 457 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. Syarifah […]
Jobless slapped with RM3,500 fine for threatening, damaging car
KUCHING: A jobless man was fined RM3,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here for threatening to kill and damaging his friend’s car in October last year. The accused, Bahthiar, 31, from Kampung Sungai Maong, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the first charge, he was prosecuted under Section […]
Thieving teenager, 15, sent to Sekolah Tunas Bakti
KUCHING: A 15-year old teenager was ordered by the Magistrates’ Court to be sent to Sekolah Tunas Bakti for three years after he pleaded guilty to stealing a motorcycle belonging to a 55-year-old woman. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced the teenager to a charge in accordance with Section 9(1)(f) Child Act 2001 after reviewing the Welfare […]
Stealing stepdad’s laptop lands teenager in Sekolah Tunas Bakti
KUCHING: A 13-year-old teenager was ordered to Sekolah Tunas Bakti for three years by the Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to stealing his stepfather’s laptop in December last year. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced the teenager after reviewing his social report presented by the Social Welfare Department. According to the charge, the accused kept a stolen […]
Gas cylinder thief jailed six months
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a jobless man to six months in jail for stealing a gas cylinder from a bungalow in Taman Budaya. The accused Osman, 35, from Kampung Rampangi, pleaded guilty to a charge before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charges, he committed a theft of a gas cylinder at a […]
Man, 32, fined RM1,500 for mischief
KUCHING: A 32-year old man was sentenced to a RM1,500 fine or one month’s imprisonment in default by the Magistrate Court yesterday for damaging household property because his parents refused to give him money. Judge Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced Nelson, 32, after he pleaded guilty before the judge to a charge read by an interpreter. According […]
Woman gets six months for keeping stolen property
KUCHING: A woman was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday (Feb 15) for keeping stolen property. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar sentenced Delaila, 27, after she pleaded guilty to the charge. She was charged under Section 411 of the Penal Code for possessing the stolen property — a saloon car […]
Illegal gamblers fined RM700 each
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday fined seven men RM700 or two weeks’ imprisonment each for being involved in illegal gambling. All the accused, aged between 57 to 73, pleaded guilty to the offence before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. They were jointly charged under Section 7(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 read together with […]
22-year-old gets six years in prison for armed robbery
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six years in prison and three strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here for armed robbery. Izzuddin, 22, pleaded guilty before Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @ Mohd Yusoff on Tuesday (Feb 14). Izzuddin was the second accused out of three others who committed gang robbery in a […]
Local man fined RM2k, jailed for stealing helmet
KUCHING: A 27-year old local man was fined RM2,000 and given three days’ jail by the Magistrate Court here today for stealing a helmet. The accused, Nazruddin pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. Upon conviction the accused is liable to be sentenced to serve a prison term of up to seven […]
