Lorry driver nabbed over death threat against Baby Shima
SIBU: The Police has arrested a local man for allegedly threatening Malaysian singer-songwriter, producer and actress Nor Ashima Ramli, better known as ‘Baby Shima’ on social media recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili confirmed that the 35-year-old lorry driver was picked up at Kota Sentosa, Kuching at 9.15 pm last night (Dec 31). Also […]
Baby Shima files police report
KUCHING: Malaysian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Nor Ashima Ramli, better known as ‘Baby Shima,’ has lodged a police report after receiving a death threat on social media from a local man in Sarawak. In a Facebook post, Baby Shima revealed that the threat was directed at her by an individual who expressed dissatisfaction with her […]
Man jailed six months for death threat
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to six months in prison for threatening to kill his father with a machete after being reprimanded to find a job. Gibbson, 22, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Alwi to a charge framed under Section 506 of the Penal Code. He intentionally uttered […]
Man jailed for death threats, teenager gets peace bond
KUCHING: A couple in a drunken state, who brandished a weapon and threatened to kill an elderly woman after they were reprimanded to stop making noise, faced the consequences as they were sentenced in the Magistrates’ Court today (Mar 21). Andry Jani, 27, received an eight-month prison sentence for criminal intimidation using a samurai blade, […]
Enhanced security for Anwar amid recent death threats
KUCHING: In response to recent death threats against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Sarawak police are set to bolster security measures around him during the upcoming Global Muslim Business Forum (GMBF). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata, in a press conference, assured the public that the police are prepared to heighten security measures for […]
Drunken rampage earns man a year in prison
KUCHING: A local man who assaulted his sister and threatened to kill her, his grandmother and aunt will pay for his crime behind bars over the next year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Bryon, 25, to a year in prison after he admitted to committing three offences during a drunken rampage at his […]
Youth fined RM5,000 for threatening his father
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today fined an unemployed man RM5,000 for uttering death threats to his biological father. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar also ordered Attirmidzi, 31, to be jailed nine months if he fails to pay the fine. According to the charge sheet, he committed the act at their residence in Taman Matang Jaya, Jalan […]
Death threat lands man behind bars
SIBU: A 30-year-old who put the fear of death into another man was jailed 12 months today for criminal intimidation. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar handed the sentence after Wong Chin Soon of Bintangor pleaded guilty to committing the offence on Dec 2 last year. The court was told that Wong had threatened to kill the 59-year-old […]
Son gets seven months for death threats against father
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to seven months imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday (Feb 9) for threatening to kill his father. Luwis Setar, 37, pleaded guilty to the charge, which was read out by an interpreter before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged with making death threats against his […]
