Entertainment outlet fight: Victim died of stab wound to the chest, say cops

SEREMBAN: The man who was attacked by several assailants at an entertainment centre here early Sunday (Nov 23) died of a stab wound to the chest, according to police. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Azahar Abdul Rahman said this was the finding of a medical team from Hospital Rembau after an autopsy of the victim. The victim was...

Seremban school guard, boyfriend arrested to assist in probe into sexual assault on pupil

SEREMBAN: A security guard at a primary school here and her boyfriend have been detained by police to help in investigations into the alleged molest of a nine-year-old female pupil. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the 22-year-old woman and her 25-year-old lover were detained following a report lodged by the alleged victim's...

Man, wife held for using hacked contactless payment cards, 304 cards and RM400,000 seized

SEREMBAN: An operations director of a transport company with a fleet of 160 trucks has been arrested by police for allegedly using hacked Touch n Go cards. Negri Sembilan police chief Dep Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspect’s wife, who is a foreigner, was also detained in an operation. "We seized 304 Touch n Go cards...

Loan scams: 11 plead guilty to criminal conspiracy, fined RM3,000 each

SEREMBAN: Eleven individuals were fined RM3,000 each in default six months' jail by a Magistrate's court here after they pleaded guilty to committing criminal conspiracy by inducing others to apply for nonexistent loans. They did not contest the charge after it was read to them separately before Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli on Monday (Sept 8). Willie Ngam...

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...

MACC gets three-day remand extension on land broker in RM3.8mil graft probe

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a remand extension from the Magistrate's Court here on a broker suspected of using a land title with falsified details to obtain RM3.8mil, the proceeds of a land sale. On Monday (Aug 11), Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli allowed an application from the MACC to remand the suspect, in...

Three decomposing bodies found in Seremban house

SEREMBAN: Three members of a family were found dead in a house in Taman Bukit Kristal near here on Tuesday (July 1). Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said police were informed about a foul smell coming from the locked house. "Acting on the information, the police and fire brigade went to the house at...

Teacher ordered to enter defence for sexual assault of student

SEREMBAN: A 47-year-old teacher has been ordered to enter his defence in a charge of committing physical sexual assault against a 13-year-old female student nearly three years ago. Sessions judge Surita Budin ruled here on Monday (June 30) that the prosecution had successfully established a prima facie case against Farid Azhar Nawi. "Based on evidence from prosecution...

Spared the gallows for dad’s death

SEREMBAN: A 28-year-old man was sentenced to three years’ jail after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of unintentionally causing the death of his father. K.P. Niruben did not contest the charge after it was read to him before High Court judge Justice Rohani Ismail yesterday. “You are fortunate that the charge has been reduced. It...

Two Seremban teens killed after car runs red light, crashes into their motorcycle

SEREMBAN: Two teenagers were killed when a car driven by an 18-year-old boy is believed to have run a red light at a junction and crashed into their motorcycle here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the victims, aged 16 and 15 years old, respectively, were killed on the spot in the 8.30pm...