Kevin Morais murder: Appeals court upholds death sentence for six

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the death sentence of six men convicted of murdering Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais nine years ago. They are a former pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, 61; money lender S. Ravi Chandran, 53; and four unemployed men, R. Dinishwaran, 32; AK Thinesh Kumar, 31; M. Vishwanath, 34;...

Kevin Morais murder: Appeals court upholds death sentence for six

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the death sentence of six men convicted of murdering Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais nine years ago. They are a former pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, 61; money lender S. Ravi Chandran, 53; and four unemployed men, R. Dinishwaran, 32; AK Thinesh Kumar, 31; M. Vishwanath, 34;...

Model arrested for allegedly murdering her boyfriend

CYBERJAYA: A part-time model has been arrested for allegedly murdering her photographer. Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said they were alerted about the incident at around 9.41am on Monday (March 11). "We received a report from a doctor who works at the Cyberjaya Hospital that they received a man who was brought there in...

Murder suspect shot dead after charging at cops with machete

SHAH ALAM: An Indonesian man who was suspected of murder has been shot dead after he charged at policemen with a machete. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the incident occurred at around 5.30pm on Wednesday (Jan 31). "A team from Selangor CID Serious Crimes Unit (D9) conducted a raid at a flat at...

Suspect in missing Bella case leads cops to skeletal remains

BATU PAHAT: The police have found skeletal remains of a woman believed to be Mira Sharmila Samsusah, the single mother also known as Bella who was reported missing more than a month ago. Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the main suspect in the case led police to the location where the human...

Fruit seller charged with murder of 26-year-old woman

SHAH ALAM: A 44-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 26-year-old woman at the Magistrates Court here. Khoo Choon Heng was accused of stabbing Koh Chea Ling to death at Jalan Bayu Tinggi in Klang at 1.00pm on Dec 18. The charge was read to Khoo in front of magistrate Amirul Asyraf Abd Rashid and...

Man faces murder charge from hospital bed for stabbing aunt

GEORGE TOWN: A factory operator was charged from his bed at the Penang Hospital for the fatal stabbing of his aunt last Tuesday (Dec 19). Ong Kok Bu, 29, from Taman Seri Pinang, Butterworth merely nodded on Friday (Dec 22) when the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Siti Zulaika Nordin @ Ghandi from...

Jealousy leads to murder

SHAH ALAM: A 44-year-old man stabbed his lover, believed to be out of jealousy, near a restaurant in Klang, say Selangor police. State deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk S. Sasikala Devi said authorities are investigating how long the suspect and the 26-year-old victim (pic) were in a relationship. “The suspect and the victim were lovers and...

Alleged murderer nabbed by police after jumping off of Penang Bridge

BUTTERWORTH: A man jumps from the Penang Bridge after he allegedly killed a woman at Jalan Raja Tun Uda here on Tuesday (Dec 19). North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Asri Shafie said the suspect, 29, was nabbed by a team of police from the state Criminal Investigation Department after he was saved by a...

Zayn Rayyan murder: Cops drain river where body was found

PETALING JAYA: The river where the body of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was found is being drained so that the police can search for clues. At around 11.30am Tuesday (Dec 12), an Irrigation and Drainage Department truck was seen entering the cordoned-off crime scene. ALSO READ: Police: Only one person involved in Zayn’s murder A forensics team followed minutes...