JOHOR BARU: A woman has been charged at the Sessions Court here with abusing a three-month-old baby boy some six months back. Mother of four Monsinah Sapari, 48, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out in front of Sessions Court Judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail here on Wednesday (Dec 18). According to the charge sheet,...
SHAH ALAM: The chief executive officer (CEO) of Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) and his wife are among 19 individuals remanded for seven days starting on Thursday (Sept 19). The remand application for the individuals, aged between 25 and 65, was submitted before Magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin at the Magistrate’s Court here. They are...
IPOH: A two-year-old girl here has died from suspected abuse and neglect. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the victim passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Wednesday (Aug 6) at about 11.10pm while being treated. "The report was made by a paediatric doctor at the hospital. The girl was admitted to...
KOTA KINABALU: A collaborative council has been formed by five associations to better protect children’s safety in Sabah. The Sabah Kindergarten Association, CHILD Sabah, Advocates for Non-Discrimination and Access to Knowledge, Partners of Community Organisations in Sabah, and Persatuan Perkhidmatan Taska Sabah signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for this purpose. Association chairman Sonia Chin said the...
SEREMBAN: A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his nine-year-old daughter. The High Court here on Tuesday (Aug 22) found ex-soldier Mohammad Abdullah Mohamed guilty of the offence committed five years ago. Judge Datin Rohani Ismail meted out the sentence on after his defence failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution's...
JOHOR BARU: The seven-year-old boy, who was allegedly abused by his mother and her friend in Bandar Layangkasa, Pasir Gudang, will be placed in the care of his relatives once he has recovered. Johor women, family and community development committee chairman Khairin Nisa Ismail said a medical report showed that the injuries to the child’s body...
KOTA KINABALU: A four-year-old boy came home from a childcare centre here with pain and bruises on his body much to the shock of his parents on Tuesday (Aug 8). He then told the parents that he was apparently physically abused by a caretaker at the centre located in Luyang. Concerned over their son’s claim, they went...
