Accused gets 15 months for grievous hurt
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here yesterday sentenced a man to 15 months in prison for wounding his younger brother by slicing the victim with a rusted machete. Accused Doflin, 27, pleaded guilty to one offence under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which was read in conjunction with Section 326A of the Penal Code before […]
Ex-clerk faces 12 CBT charges
SIBU: A middle-aged woman was indicted in the Sessions Court here on 12 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) at a legal firm today (31 Oct). When Deputy Public Prosecutor Rex Heng Yi Min read and explained the charges to Chew Lang Hua, 56, she pleaded innocence to all the charges. Sessions Court Judge […]
Witness: Water dispenser at Siti Bainun’s condo was not faulty
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told today that there were no records of damage to a water purifier said to have been used to dispense hot water to injure a teenage girl with Down syndrome known as Bella. ASP Rohaini Baharom from the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters’ Sexual, Women and Children Investigation […]
Bangladeshi student charged with child pornography
SEREMBAN: A Bangladeshi student of a private university in Kuala Lumpur pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to 12 counts of producing and possessing child pornographic materials. Zobaidul Amin, 24, made the plea after changes were read out in the English language before judge Datin Surita Budin. Eight of the charges were […]
Bella signals hands tied, rubbing eyes, saying chilli
KUALA LUMPUR: A psychiatrist told the Sessions Court today that Bella gestured that her hands were tied and rubbed her eyes while saying ‘chilli’ when the Down syndrome girl was interviewed last year. Dr Wan Asyikin Wan Azlan, 37, who was previously serving at Tunku Azizah Hospital said Bella made the gesture voluntarily when she […]
Man jailed for beating own brother with broom stick
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to six months in prison and two lashes by the Sessions Court today after beating his brother with a broom stick, leaving the latter injured. Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman sentenced Ajun Harmono Yatni, 35, after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code read together with […]
Three discharged, acquitted on robbery case
KUCHING: Three friends breathed a sigh of relief when they were discharged and acquitted by the Sessions Court here today (11 August) on charges of committing a group robbery at a hotel in Batu Kawa two years ago. Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd Yusuf made the decision against Filim Lawan, 37, Mathew Ismail, 27, and Herry […]
Couple, daughter charged with abusing 5-year-old girl
KUALA PILAH: A married couple and their daughter were charged in the Sessions Court here today with abusing a five-year-old girl. R. Guna Silan, 42, his wife K. Nagamah, 41, and daughter G.Nisha, 21, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The three of them, as persons having the care of the child, were jointly charged with beating […]
Gang robbery suspect acquitted, discharged
KUCHING: A local man was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here yesterday, on charges of committing a gang robbery at a grocery store, in November last year. Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman made the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against accused Costylie-uhun Simpol, 31, at […]
Repeat drug user gets five years behind bars
SIBU: A 30-year-old man was ordered today to be put behind bars for five years by the Sessions Court for repeatedly consuming dangerous drugs. Sessions Court judge Marutin Pagan also ordered the accused to be given one stroke of the rotan. Gerald Chua Kah Cheah was charged with consuming amphetamine and methamphetamine at Narcotics Office, […]
