KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to eight months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Apr 28) for drug use. Kelvin Vong, 25, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nadzwa Radzali. He was charged under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under the
KUCHING: A local man was fined RM1,500, in default a month in jail, by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Apr 28) for gambling using a smartphone in a public place last month. Alan Gomes Lewlin, 44, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nadzwa Radzali. He was charged
KUCHING: The Federal Court has upheld a 35-year jail sentence and 15 strokes of the cane against two friends for the murder of a 58-year-old woman during a robbery at a house in Pulau Kerto, Sibu, eight years ago. A three-member bench chaired by Datuk Rhozariah Bujang, alongside Datuk Che
KUCHING: A former petrol station cashier was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment by the Sessions Court on Monday (April 27) for misusing RM9,800 of company funds to repay online loans last December. Hanis Shila Mandi, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge read out by an interpreter before Judge Noorhisham Mohd
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Sessions Court today (Apr 27) for possessing a scheduled weapon, namely a samurai sword, in a public place in February last year. Judge Noorhisham Mohd Jaafar sentenced Don Hiroshee Philip, 32, after he pleaded guilty midway through the
KUCHING: A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court for repeated drug abuse involving syabu. Athanasius Augustine, from Kampung Sungai Nada, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Judge Musli Abdul Hamid. According to the charge, he had
KUCHING: A local man charged with committing sexual assault against a young girl has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation at Hospital Sentosa. The order was issued by Judge Musli Abdul Hamid against the 25-year-old accused after allowing an application by the prosecution under Section 342 of the
KUCHING: A 36-year-old local man was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here today (April 16) after pleading guilty to threatening to kill his stepbrother with a meat cleaver last year. Mohd Hafizzullah Safri admitted to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code before Magistrate
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here today (April 16) for possession of methamphetamine weighing 0.34 gramme. Nazri Jalil, 34, pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan. He was charged under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,
KUCHING: A 21-year-old local man was sentenced to a total of 15 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here today (April 16) for voluntarily causing hurt to three individuals in an incident at Jalan Northbank here last October. Muhammad Irfan pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan to the three
