PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for a former lorry driver convicted of murdering his wife and seven-month-old daughter in 2016. Notably, the decision coincided with Satvender Singh’s 39th birthday. A three-judge panel comprising Justices Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, Datuk Abu Bakar Jais, and Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil allowed the prosecution’s appeal to...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Japanese woman has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of concealing the birth of a baby girl by dumping the infant in a shopping mall toilet five days ago. Noda Junko, 36, was charged on Friday (Jan 17) with concealing the birth of a baby by disposing of...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Health Department has established an independent committee to investigate allegations of negligence by staff in the maternity ward at Dungun Hospital, which purportedly led to the death of a newborn. The department's director, Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong, stated that the investigation was initiated following a viral post on X by the account...
KOTA BHARU: A nurse at a confinement care centre here has been remanded for seven days to help in the investigation into a negligence case that resulted in the death of a 30-day-old infant on Tuesday (Sept 10) The remand order is effective until next Tuesday and was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid to facilitate...
MELAKA: A 34-year-old childminder has been remanded for seven days in connection to the alleged murder of an infant at Taman Kelamak Utama in Alor Gajah. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Nor Syaliati Mohd Sobri on Saturday (Sept 7) when the suspect wearing a lock-up attire was produced at the Alor Gajah Magistrate's Court...
KUALA LUMPUR: An eight-month-old girl died after being left in a car for several hours here. Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the incident occurred just before 6pm on Thursday (Oct 5). "We received information from the medical officer of Hospital Chanselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM that the infant was brought in unconscious from the hospital...
GEORGE TOWN: A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Wednesday (Aug 9) to two charges of attempted murder for causing injury to a 44-day-old infant and three-year-old toddler. Unemployed Mohammad Azmin Hamanullah entered the plea before Sessions judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid. For the first charge, he was said to have attempted to murder the...
