Saturday, 13 December 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Uncle’s temper costs him dearly

KUCHING: A man was fined RM1,000 or one month in prison for damaging his niece’s windows after she refused to lend him a motorcycle.Roshan, 55, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ling Phui Chuan to the charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code.He was accused of committing mischief by damaging property

Woman faces jail sentence for stealing from boyfriend

KUCHING: A local woman was sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today (Oct 17) for stealing electronic items and personal belongings from her British boyfriend in a luxury hotel last September. Nurfazella, 33, from Kampung Bintawa Hilir, pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate

Man fined RM3,000 for possessing drugs

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today fined a man RM3,000 in default six months imprisonment  for possession of 0.06 grammes of drugs last year. Brandon, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge read by the court interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, he was charged

Man fined for uploading obscene video of wife on FB

KUCHING: “The reason I recorded an obscene video of my wife was to use it against her if she did something behind my back,” confessed a man before being sentenced to a RM4,000 fine, in default seven months in prison, by the Magistrates’ Court. Bong, 48, a mechanic, also uploaded

24-hr convenient store robbers acquitted of charges

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here today acquitted and released two men who were charged with robbery using sharp weapons, namely a sword and a knife.Judge Musli Abdul Hamid ordered the release of both accused aged 23 and 26 after the complainant personally appeared in court to withdraw the police report

Teenager sent to reform school for raping disabled sister

KUCHING: A teenage boy was ordered to be placed at the Tunas Bakti School for three years by the Magistrate’s Court today (Oct 3), after pleading guilty to raping his sister, who is a disabled person (PwD) until she gave birth to a baby, last March. Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya

Duo placed on good behaviour bond for two years

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here ordered two friends to be placed on good behaviour bond for two years after they were found guilty of possessing several sharp weapons in a public place without a valid reason in November last year. Royce Akong, 43, from Matang, and Chung Chint Choy, 44,

Hubby beats wife, faces jail

KUCHING: A husband was sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court today (Sept 27) for assaulting his wife, believing she was cheating on him. Gilbert Richard, 23, pleaded guilty to two charges before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan. He was accused of making criminal threats and intentionally

Drug addict jailed for threatening sibling

KUCHING: A drug addict was sentenced to eight months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court for threatening to kill his younger brother. Norhafis Ismawi, 38, from Kampung Tabuan Ulu, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi. The incident

Man jailed four months for elbowing wife

KUCHING: A local man, who elbowed his wife in the face for intervening while he was scolding their child, was sentenced to four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court today (Sept 26). Awang Faridd Shah Awang Zainuddin, 42, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to the