Man gets six years in prison for armed robbery
KUCHING: A man has been sentenced to six years in prison and three strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here for armed robbery. Annuar, 38, pleaded guilty before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman on Monday (April 10). Wielding a samurai sword, Annuar committed the offence at a convenience store in Jalan Sultan Tengah here […]
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 […]
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 […]
Farm worker gets 10 years and whipping for having grenade, machetes
MELAKA: A farm worker was sentenced to 10 years in prison and one stroke of the cane by the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to counts of possessing a bomb and a sharp weapon four years ago. Judge Darmafikri Abu Adam ordered P. S. Tamil Kumaran, 36, to serve the prison […]
Scrap metal dealers get eight months jail for theft
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday (Feb 8) sentenced two scrap metal dealers to eight months in prison each for stealing and selling three transformers belonging to an electrical engineering company. Sia, 35, and Lawrance, 26, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. According to the first charge, they jointly stole three units […]
RMAF personnel gets 10 years for raping girlfriend
KUCHING: A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) personnel who raped his 13-year-old girlfriend while she was drunk was ordered to serve ten years in prison and endure five lashes of the cane for his crime. Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan on Tuesday handed the punishment to the 31-year-old after finding him guilty. However, he allowed […]
Motorbike thief jailed seven months
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Magistrate Court today for stealing a Yamaha motorcycle of a cashier who works at a 24-hour shop in Jalan Pending. The accused, Zambri, 35 pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. […]
Drunken rampage earns man a year in prison
KUCHING: A local man who assaulted his sister and threatened to kill her, his grandmother and aunt will pay for his crime behind bars over the next year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Bryon, 25, to a year in prison after he admitted to committing three offences during a drunken rampage at his […]
Six years, 10 lashes for syabu possession
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a local man to six years in prison and 10 lashes of the whip for possessing 35.22g of syabu at his residence in Taman Malihah, Matang in November last year. Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @Mohd Yusof meted out the order against the accused, Ibrahim, 36, after he pleaded guilty […]
Teenager fined for involving in illegal public gambling
KUCHING: A teenage girl was fined RM2,000 in default two months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for participating in the illegal purchase of public lottery tickets last month. The 18-year-old accused from Kampung Sungai Agas pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 9(1) of the Open Gambling Act 1953. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar sentenced […]
