Friday, 5 December 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Federal Court upholds death sentence for infant’s murder

KUCHING: The Federal Court here on Wednesday (Nov 19) upheld the death sentence against a father convicted of murdering his two-month-old disabled son by slamming the infant onto a sofa nine years ago. A three-member panel led by Datuk Azizah Nawawi affirmed the High Court’s verdict against Vincent Marcos, 39,

No-smoking sign earns eatery owner RM2,000

KUCHING: A food premises owner was fined RM2,000 or five months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court for failing to display a no-smoking sign at his premises in June. In a statement, the Kuching Health Office said the owner pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 18(1)(a) of the Public

Man escapes gallows as death sentence replaced with 35 years’ jail

KUCHING: A man escaped the gallows after the Federal Court on Tuesday (Nov 18) substituted his death sentence with 35 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane for shooting dead his elder brother nine years ago. A three-member panel led by Justice Datuk Azizah Nawawi unanimously set aside the

Jobless man jailed for sexual offences against minor

KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 10 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here for sexually abusing a teenage girl, resulting in her pregnancy and the birth of a baby boy two years ago. The 25-year-old man pleaded guilty to one charge

Laptop thief jailed for three months

KUCHING: A woman was jailed for three months by the Magistrates’ Court here for stealing a laptop from a vehicle sales and distribution company. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan meted out the sentence on Asmida Pauzi, 33, after she pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code

Selamat bonded RM500 for damaging woman’s Toyota Vios

KUCHING: A 26-year-old man was ordered by the Magistrates’ Court to enter into a six-month good behaviour bond with RM500 bail (without deposit) for damaging a woman’s Toyota Vios in Kampung Senari, Bako, last October. The men, identified as Selamat, pleaded for leniency after a charge under Section 67 of

Security guard jailed 11 months for hospital baton assault

KUCHING: A security guard was sentenced to 11 months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court today for assaulting his colleague with a wooden baton at a hospital here last Monday (November 10). Nur Fikri Hakimi, 29, from Oya, Sibu, pleaded guilty when the charge was read before Senior Assistant Registrar,

Four land in court for unlawful assembly, rioting with sharp weapons

KUCHING: Four men were charged in the Sessions Court here today for alleged unlawful assembly and rioting with  kwan tao  (long sharp Chinese weapon), which left two men seriously injured during an incident at a bistro on Nov 1. The men, aged between 18 and 29, pleaded not guilty to

Man fined RM350 for smoking in prohibited area

KUCHING: A man was fined RM350 by the Magistrates’ Court here today after pleading guilty to smoking in a prohibited area at Kuching International Airport (KIA) last April. He was charged under Section 16(2) of the Public Health (Control of Smoking Products) Act 2024, read together with Section 16(3) of

Man imprisoned 14 months for injuring uncle

KUCHING: A man was sentenced to 14 months in prison, in default fined RM5,000, by the Magistrates’ Court here today for injuring his uncle while under the influence of alcohol. Steven Linnya, 36, from Padawan, pleaded guilty to two charges read before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali. He was first charged