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Man fined RM2,000 for beating wife

KUCHING: A 50-year-old man was fined RM2,000 in default four months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for beating his wife with a glass lamp and a flashlight.  Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence on Supandi Yusran after he pleaded guilty under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A […]

Wife-beater arrested

MIRI: Police have detained a 22-year-old local man for allegedly assaulting his wife during an altercation. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the incident took place in a house at Pin Fook Garden here on Thursday night. The suspect was reportedly infuriated and struck a blow to his wife’s face before pulling her hair. […]