Saturday, 20 December 2025

Author: Lydia Aman

Man charged with murder of 6-year-old disabled girl

KUCHING: A 35-year-old man was charged in the Bau Magistrate’s Court on one count of killing a six-year-old disabled girl and disposing of the body in a bush at Kampung Keranji, Bau last November. No plea was taken from the accused, Then after a charge framed under Section 302 of

Six years, 10 lashes for syabu possession

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a local man to six years in prison and 10 lashes of the whip for possessing 35.22g of syabu at his residence in Taman Malihah, Matang in November last year. Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @Mohd Yusof meted out the order against the accused, Ibrahim,

Father who carried weapon in public gets good behaviour bond

KUCHING: A father of two was placed on a two-year good behaviour bond by the Sessions Court for possessing a machete in public without a valid reason. Basare, 45, from Kampung Tabuan Tengah pleaded guilty before judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @ Mohd Yusoff. The charge was framed under Section 6

RM3,000 fine for businessman who threatened couple

KUCHING: A businessman who threatened an engaged couple with a samurai blade after assuming the man had raped his girlfriend was hauled before the court here yesterday. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali fined Teo Lip Seng, 39, a sum of RM3,000 in default five months’ jail for the offence.

Man gets 7 months’ jail for abusing drugs

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to seven months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here, for involving in drug abuse activities. Mohd Amirul Jesmi, 24, from Kampung Bintawa Ulu pleaded guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar. Amirul was charged under Section 15 (1) (a) of the

Court rejects remand application, orders suspects to be released

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here rejected the remand application against two businessmen and a man for allegedly submitting a claim containing false details of a former partner worth more than RM1.5mil to a government agency two years ago. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar on today (Jan 17) rejected the application and ordered

Indonesian gets 14 months for hiding stolen motorcycles

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced by the Magistrates’ Court to a total of 14 months in prison for voluntarily assisting in disposing of two motorcycles. Arie Gunawan, 20, from Merendeng, West Kalimantan pleaded guilty before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali in two separate cases charged under Section 414

Egyptian man fined RM1k for grievous hurt

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court yesterday fined an Egyptian man RM1,000 in default one month jail for causing hurt to his wife’s nephew in an incident last year. Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim meted out the sentence against Mohamed Magdy Badr Mohamed Badr, 35 after he plead guilty to the charge. The

Drunk factory worker jailed for hurting wife

KUCHING: A local woman finally lost her patience with her husband when he returned home drunk and assaulted her again. The 24-year-old who shared a home with Hutchinson, also 24, had until the Jan 2 incident hoped he would change for the better. The Magistrate’s Court here heard that previously

Woman placed on good behaviour bond

KUCHING: A woman was placed on a one-year good behaviour bond for illegally possessing RM3,500 after her bank account was used for online fraudulent activities two years ago. Hanani, 35, from Malim, Melaka pleaded guilty to two charges under Section 37(1) of the Petty Offences Ordinance 1958 at the Magistrates