SIBU: A man was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court after admitting to assaulting and threatening his wife in April. Magistrate Romario Jonoi on Wednesday (August 13) imposed a further six-month custodial sentence on 31-year-old Tino Alphonsus for criminal intimidation of his wife. However, both terms are to run concurrently from the date of...
JELEBU: A 36-year-old e-hailing driver has been charged in the Magistrate's Court with the murder of his six-year-old son, A. Tishant. No plea was recorded from M. Arunkumar after the charge was read to him before Magistrate Norshazwani Ishak, as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. He is accused of committing the offence...
KOTA KINABALU: A 35-year-old foreigner has been arrested for assaulting his wife with a hard object at their plantation quarters in Sabah's east coast Kalabakan district. Tawau district police chief Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said on Monday (Aug 4) that the man allegedly attacked his wife after a heated argument turned violent on Saturday (Aug 2). "The...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 2,467 cases of domestic violence were recorded nationwide from January to April this year. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said studies showed that housewives were the group with the highest incidence of domestic violence. "But there may be some (victims) who do not even realise...
PETALING JAYA: Actress Zahnita Wilson's husband has been arrested following allegations of domestic violence. According to Sinar Harian, Kuantan OCPD Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu confirmed the arrest of the former model's husband on Monday (Dec 2). "The case will be investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code (for criminal intimidation) and the man involved will...
Almost 10kg, which can do serious damage to someone. Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, 47, and ex-husband, 42-year-old Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, have been engaged in several legal battles since their divorce in late 2021. Recently, Xiaofei made several claims in Taiwan court that Barbie had used his credit card on gifts and items for her subsequent marriage to Korean rapper DJ Koo, 54. She rebutted the claims in a lengthy post...
