Author: Lydia Aman

Agricultural association members plead guilty to trespassing

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Jan 24) ordered six men and two women, members of an agricultural association, to be bound over for security for six months. They were found guilty of trespassing on the land of a senior citizen by expanding sugarcane cultivation without his knowledge. Wira Majni

Duo jailed two months each for theft

KUCHING: Two accomplices were each sentenced to two months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for stealing four lorry batteries and a water pump machine owned by a 32-year-old man. Adril Naffiz Mustapha, 30, and Mohammed Fitri Hajeli, 35, both pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate

Duo get nine years for robbing cafe

Two accomplices who robbed a cafe of RM160 in cash and several mobile phones have been sentenced to nine years in prison and seven strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (Jan 23). Judge Iris Awen Jon made the decision after Mohamad Zaidel Sidi, 40, and

Man fined RM3,000 for hiding stolen items

KUCHING: In a case of theft concealment involving goods valued at RM1,500, the Magistrate Court here today (Jan 23) imposed a RM3,000 fine or a three-month prison sentence on a local man. 27-year-old Ahmad Faizzirul Ahmad Suhardian Syah admitted guilt to charges under Section 414 of the Penal Code, which

Man fined RM1,800 for punching girlfriend who wanted to break up

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a man RM1,800, in default two months in prison, for punching his girlfriend after she told him that she wanted to end their relationship. Benjamin Lim, 35, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 323 of

Man gets six months for assaulting sibling

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a man to six months in prison for injuring his younger sister at their residence on Jan 13. Amierul Hanasaffizan Kaha, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 326A of the same Code,

Notorious paedophile Alladin Lanim gets another heavy sentence

KUCHING: The Sessions Court has handed down another sentence of 10 years in prison and 10 lashes of the cane to Alladin Lanim, who is among the world’s 10 most wanted paedophiles, on today (Jan 22). The 43-year-old former oil palm plantation supervisor pleaded guilty before Judge Musli Abdul Hamid

Man sentenced to good behaviour bond for illegally possessing RM4,995

KUCHING: A man from Johor has been sentenced to a one-year good behaviour bond with RM500 as surety, and his father serving as the guarantor by the Magistrates’ Court here for unlawfully possessing RM4,995 in his personal account. Hariharan Manimaran, 23, pleaded guilty to charges under Section 37(1) of the

Teen on good behaviour bond for loan scam

KUCHING: A teenage girl has been ordered to be on good behaviour bond for one year by the Magistrate’s Court here, after admitting guilt for unlawfully possessing RM7,860 in her personal account. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali issued the order following the social report hearing of the 19-year-old accused

Man fined RM1,000 for unlicensed lottery ticket purchase

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to a fine of RM1,000 in default three weeks in prison for purchasing unlicensed public lottery tickets last week. Wong, 35, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming