Youth pleads not guilty, further detained
KUCHING: A 22-year-old man, who pleaded not guilty to raping his underage girlfriend, was further detained at the Puncak Borneo Prison today (June 22). Sessions Court judge Maris Agan made the decision to have Zinadin Kana Wain to further detained in prison after his application to be released on bail was denied by the deputy […]
Eight years in prison, two strokes for raping underage girlfriend
KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to be given two strokes of the rotan for raping his underage girlfriend. Sessions Court Judge Maris Agan meted out the sentence on Carlos Vebelee Tomy after he pleaded guilty under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code today. The 23-year-old from Taiping, […]
Youth pleads guilty to raping underage girlfriend
KUCHING: A youth who pleaded guilty to raping an underage girlfriend was today ordered to be released on RM5,000 bail with one local surety. A Magistrate’s Court here ordered his release pending his probation report set for April 22. The 18-year-old youth was charged under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code. The underage girl is […]
Sarawak fourth in 2020 National rape cases statistics
KUCHING: Sarawak was among four states in the country with the highest rape cases last year, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. The state was ranked fourth behind Selangor (first), Johor (second) and Sabah (third) last year, with a total of 140 cases. “This year, Sarawak recorded a total of 15 rape cases in […]
