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 […]
Jobless male fined RM1,500 for house-trespass
KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 in default two months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for breaking into the house of his neighbour, a 58-year-old woman. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced Jeffrey, 44, after pleading guilty to charge under Section 448 of the Penal Code which carries a sentence […]
Junkie fined RM1,500
KUCHING: A local man was fined RM1,500 in default of two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here, for being involved in the abuse of methamphetamine and amphetamine drugs 12 years ago. The accused, Muhd Aminur Syafiq Julaihi, 29, from Kampung Bintangor pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim. Aminur […]
Drunk factory worker jailed for hurting wife
KUCHING: A local woman finally lost her patience with her husband when he returned home drunk and assaulted her again. The 24-year-old who shared a home with Hutchinson, also 24, had until the Jan 2 incident hoped he would change for the better. The Magistrate’s Court here heard that previously he had often returned home […]
Foreigner jailed 15 years, 15 strokes for rape
KUCHING: A foreigner was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court for rape and sexual assault. The accused Mus, 40, from Sangat Raas, Indonesia raped and sexually assaulted a friend’s 14-year-old disabled daughter. As for the first charge, he was charged with raping an underage girl under […]
Foreigner jailed four months for overstaying
KUCHING: A 29-year-old man was sentenced to four months in jail by the Session Court for overstaying in the country. The accused Indonesian national Rudi Hendra, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/1963 and can be punished under Section 15(4) of the same act which provides for a fine […]
Woman jailed 5 months for entering state illegally
KUCHING: A foreign woman was sentenced to five months’ jail by the Sessions Court today (Dec 15) for entering the country without a valid travel document in early December. Vui, 24, from Singkawang, Kalimantan-Indonesia, pleaded guilty to the charge which was read by an interpreter before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman. The judge ordered the sentence […]
Man gets 3 years for burning power meter
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to three years in prison by the Sessions Court today (Dec 15) for setting fire to a main electricity meter in a flat at Taman Sepakat Jaya, here. Bangau, 30, from Kampung Tapang Maong, Balai Ringin, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 435 of the Penal Code. Judge […]
Foreigner jailed eight months’ for football betting, overstay
KUCHING: A foreign man involved in betting activities related to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, was sentenced to four months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court and given another four months’ jail by the Sessions Court for overstaying in Malaysia. The accused Diky, 22, from Singkawang Tengah, Kalimantan, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar […]
Teenager jailed two years, fined for drugs
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court here sentenced an 18 year old teenager two years’ jail term and a fine up to RM5,000 for drug possession and abuse which happened in March this year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered that the accused be sent to Henry Gurney School for supervision until the age of 21 […]
