KUCHING: The High Court here on Monday acquitted and discharged a 40-year-old man of trafficking in 7.35kg of methamphetamine two years ago. Judge Leonard David Shim delivered the verdict after ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Max Donald James Jimmy at the end
KUCHING: An elderly man with a history of mental illness has been ordered to undergo a one-month psychiatric evaluation after being charged in the Magistrates’ Court today with smashing car windows by throwing stones at Batu Kawa. Bujang Sanusi, 68, a holder of a ‘Person with Disabilities’ (OKU) card, nodded
KUCHING: The High Court here granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to an immigration officer charged with smuggling 20 Indonesian migrants into the country two years ago. Judicial Commissioner Zaleha Mohd Yusuf Pan issued the order after allowing the application from the prosecution to withdraw the charge
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today imposed a fine of RM6,600 or 18 months’ jail on a man for possessing 0.47 grammes of syabu and for involvement in drug abuse activities in February. Mohd Farus Junaidi, 29, pleaded guilty to two charges read before Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan. For the
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a cobbler to 12 months in prison and four lashes of the cane for committing incest with his 12-year-old niece three months ago. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty before Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi to a charge under Section 376B(1) of the Penal Code, read together
KUCHING: A private medical company was discharged not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) by the Sessions Court here for operating a private clinic without proper registration. Judge Saiful Bahari Adzmi granted the discharge after the prosecution withdrew the case, citing that the company was not directly involved in the offence.
KUCHING: An online clothing seller was on Monday jailed three days and fined RM2,500 for possessing an imitation pistol and abusing drugs. Mohammad Afif, 22, pleaded guilty to two separate charges before two different magistrates. On the first charge, he was convicted under Section 36(1) of the Arms Act 1960
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered a 15-year-old boy to be placed at the Henry Gurney School until the age of 21, in connection with a deadly road accident that claimed five lives along Jalan Teo Kui Seng here, earlier this year. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan issued the order
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a teenage boy to be sent to the Henry Gurney School for three years after he pleaded guilty to injuring eight of his dorm-mates with a hot iron while they were asleep in early May. The incident was reportedly motivated by the teen’s desire
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here has fixed July 9 for the re-mention of a case involving a Bukit Aman traffic policeman charged with killing a man by shooting him during an incident along Jalan Stephen Yong in April. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan set the new date after the prosecution informed
