Student accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend maintains guilty plea

KLANG: A 22-year-old student accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and setting fire to her body in Sungai Besar, Selangor, two years ago maintained his guilty plea at the High Court here on Monday (Sept 29). Sinar Harian reports that defence lawyer Muhammad Nor Tamrin, representing Muhammad Fakrul Aiman Sajali, told the court that his client...

Wisma Putra, Interpol assistance sought in Simpang Pulai murder, cop-shooting probe

IPOH: Police will seek assistance from Wisma Putra and Interpol to locate suspects believed to be involved in the shooting of a police officer and the discovery of a woman's body inside a car on Sept 7. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the main suspect had yet to be apprehended, while...

13 Lahat Datu college students sentenced to prison for murder

KOTA KINABALU: The High Court sentenced a former Lahad Datu Vocational College student, aged 19, to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane after being found guilty of murdering Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan, 17, in March last year. The other 12 students, all juveniles, who were also convicted, were sentenced to be jailed...

Subang student murder: Cops have recorded statements from 12 so far

SUBANG JAYA: The police have recorded statements from 12 people in the ongoing probe into the murder of a college student here. When contacted Monday (Aug 18), Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Mamat said a motive behind the murder is still being investigated. “It is possible that the suspect involved is a known person (to...

Stabbing victim in Senawang had affair with suspect’s wife, says cop

SEREMBAN: A 31-year-old husband fatally stabbed a 28-year-old man in Senawang near here on Monday (Aug 11), because the victim had an affair with his wife. Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof stated that a preliminary investigation showed the victim had known the suspect's wife for approximately a month prior to the incident. "The...

Cops nab murder suspect in Senawang

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old man in Taman Seri Pagi, Senawang, near here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said police also seized a knife believed to have been used in the crime from the 31-year-old male suspect. He said a police team was sent to the...

Farm worker to hang for murder of Bangladeshi man in Perak

IPOH: A farm worker has been sentenced to death by the High Court here for the murder of a Bangladeshi national, whose body was found dumped in a river in Kampung Gajah seven years ago. Mohamad Amier Amzar Mohd Aspar, 28, was convicted of murdering Md Ovaidul, 32, who worked at a cattle farm owned by...

7 nabbed after murder in Klang

SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested seven foreigners, including two women, to assist in an investigation into the murder of a man in Bandar Sentosa, Klang, on June 20. South Klang deputy police chief Kamalariffin Aman Shah said the suspects, aged between 20 and 34, were arrested in Klang following a report lodged on July 23. He said the...

Three charged for allegedly murdering man who exposed himself outside kindergarten

JASIN: Three men were jointly charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of a man who allegedly exposed his genitals outside a kindergarten. The accused — lorry driver K. Krishnamorthy, 66; supermarket assistant Mohd Azmi Mohd Nor, 34; and mechanic M. Yogesvaran, 25 — claimed trial before Magistrate Mazana Sinin on Wednesday (Aug 6). According...

Neighbours report hearing loud arguments, child crying from house before murdered six-year-old disappeared

JOHOR BARU: What was initially thought to be a normal domestic dispute between a husband and wife has now taken a dark turn after the body of a six-year-old boy, reported missing last week, was found buried in Rompin, Negri Sembilan. Kamarudin Abdullah, 47, who stays near the victim’s family, said he often heard the sound...