RM3,000 fine for businessman who threatened couple

KUCHING: A businessman who threatened an engaged couple with a samurai blade after assuming the man had raped his girlfriend was hauled before the court here yesterday. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali fined Teo Lip Seng, 39, a sum of RM3,000 in default five months’ jail for the offence. Teo had earlier pleaded guilty […]

SM Faisal files suit against Caprice over Instagram post

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal has filed a lawsuit against rapper Caprice for allegedly uploading a defamatory posting on his Instagram linking the businessman to the case of his ex-wife, Emilia Hanafi. SM Faisal, 43, as the plaintiff filed the suit in the Sessions Court here, through Messrs Akberdin & Co on […]

Jobless behind bars for threatening to kill family

KUCHING: An unemployed man will spend the next five months in prison for threatening to kill his family members after he was reprimanded by them for selling their household goods. Gilbert Watson Pengabang, 37, pleaded guilty to three charges in the Magistrates’ Court here today (Sept 1). On the first charge he was accused of […]

Man threatens own mother via WhatsApp fined RM3,500

KUCHING: A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to threatening his own mother via Whatsapp message, was fined RM3,500 in default of five months by the Magistrate’s Court today. The accused, Joel, who works as a courier, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. The accused is charged under Section […]

Man, 48, held for injuring ex-girlfriend

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SIBU: Police arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly threatening his ex-girlfriend after she left him. Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement on Saturday said that the police received a report lodged by a 35-year woman on Aug 4. “The woman claimed that at about 7.30pm on Monday (Aug 1), the suspect […]

Man held for criminal intimidation 

MARUDI: A 40 year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he made threats to his former employer using a shotgun. According to Marudi police chief DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib, the suspect was detained on Thursday evening after he allegedly discharged a shotgun during an argument with the complainant inside a logging camp in Long […]

Man detained for threatening mum

MIRI: Police have detained a local man after he allegedly threatened to kill his mother. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the threat was made over the phone around 1.30pm today. The 22 year-old suspect was picked up by a team of Criminal Investigation department (CID) at a house in Jalan Dato Permaisuri […]

Siblings nabbed over firearm threat

MARUDI: Police arrested two brothers for allegedly threatening villagers and workers at Kem SPT Tebanyi, Ulu Baram with a firearm on May 8. Marudi district police chief, DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib said police received a complaint on the incident from a security guard at the camp. He said, on May 8, the complainant was […]

RM2.5k fine for threatening father

KUCHING: An aggressive son ended up RM2,500 poorer after he was fined by the Magistrate’s Court here today for threatening to injure his father. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi passed the sentence on Mohammad Nur Fizdris Ideris, 33, after he pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code. The section provides for a […]

Held for threatening to kill ex-wife

MIRI: Police earlier this week detained a local man after he allegedly threatened to kill his former wife at a house at Jalan Luak here. The 51-year-old suspect was picked up by a Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at his house in Luak Bay on the same day, less than two hours after the alleged […]