Security guard fined for punching motorist
KUCHING: A security guard who took the law into his own hands and punched a motorist in the eye over a parking dispute was fined RM1,800 fine or spend two months in prison here. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali handed Derrick, 26, the penalty on Tuesday. He was charged with intentionally injuring the 33-year-old […]
Furious when unable to buy lottery numbers, elderly shatters shop’s glass counter, injures worker
PADAWAN: An elderly was arrested after he punched through the glass counter of a licensed lottery shop and caused injuries to a female employee in Kota Sentosa, Jalan Penrissen. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad when contacted, confirmed that the incident happened around 12pm yesterday. Investigations found that the 63-year-old suspect went to […]
Senior citizen gets jail for throwing a punch
KUCHING: A senior citizen who bloodied the nose of his son’s employer for telling him to shape up at work will spend the next two months in prison. Rajiee Hassan pleaded guilty to intentionally causing injury to Simon Yau, 50, when his case came up before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. The 66-year-old accused committed the crime […]
Man being questioned over alleged assault
MIRI: A woman reported on Tuesday (Feb 22) that her brother-in-law assaulted her. The incident allegedly occurred at her house in Bandar Baru Permyjaya around 6pm. The suspect, 57, suddenly went berserk and punched the victim, 62, on her face. Acting on the report lodged, a police team detained the suspect for questioning. The case […]
Six months in prison for punching brother-in-law
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Wednesday (Feb 16) for intentionally causing hurt to his brother-in-law last October. Mohamad Azhar Rabaie, 33, pleaded guilty to committing the offence, punishable under Section 323 of the Penal Code. The charge was read to him before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah […]
Man gets 12 months for punching aunty
KUCHING: A local man will be spending time in prison after he was convicted of punching and criminally threatening his aunty in December last year. Haniffah Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here on Thursday (Jan 27) after he pleaded guilty to two charges. On the first charge, the […]
Man arrested for punching another over noisy bike
MIRI: Police arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly punched and threatened another over noise pollution at Jalan Nahkoda Gambar on Sept 15. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect was taken in around 10pm the next day upon receipt of a report from the complainant claiming to have been […]