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The Star
an hour ago
- The Star
Wireman charged with beating stepsons with pipe
SEREMBAN: A 44-year-old wireman claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to three charges of intentionally causing physical harm to his three stepsons with a weapon. The accused pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him separately before judges Surita Budin and N. Kanageswari. He was charged with using a PVC pipe to cause injury to the boys aged 19, 16 and 15. The offence is said to have taken place on Aug 15 at their house. He was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, read together with Section 326A. The offence carries a jail term of up to 10 years, or a fine, or whipping upon conviction. Section 326A provides for a prison term twice as long as the maximum term under Section 324. Deputy public prosecutor Norazihah Asmuni told Surita that her team was not offering bail to the accused as he may disturb the boys, who lived in the same house. The victims, she claimed, had suffered soft tissue injuries after being allegedly hit by the accused. If the court were to allow bail, she said her team was proposing RM50,000 for each charge. The accused, in pleading for a lower bail, said he had no choice but to discipline the alleged victims as the older boys had a habit of vaping despite being told not to do so. He said he had been providing for them for the past three years. Surita then set bail at RM18,000 for two of the charges in one surety each and fixed Sept 24 for remention. She also ordered the accused not to live in the same house with them and to report at the nearest police station once a month till the case is disposed of, as well as to surrender his passport to the court. Kanageswari allowed the accused bail of RM15,000 with one surety for the third charge and ordered him to stay away from the alleged victims and witnesses. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Siti Khairiah Abdul Razak proposed bail at RM20,000 after informing the court that the full medical report of the alleged assault was not ready. The accused, who was unrepresented, had also pleaded for a lower bail as he did not have an income at present and was a person with special needs as he could not bend his left leg following an accident. Kanageswari fixed Sept 29 for remention. The 39-year-old mother of the alleged victims was also charged before Kanageswari with causing hurt to her 16-year-old son with a knife at the same place and time. She claimed trial to the charge. The court fixed bail at RM15,000 in one surety and ordered her to adhere to the same conditions set for the first accused.
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Man who killed college student for rejecting his advances gets death sentence
SILCHAR: A Dhemaji court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for the brutal murder of college undergraduate student Nandita Saikia, who was killed with a machete on a road in 2021 because she had rebuffed his advances. Rintu Sarma was a class 4 employee of Moridhal College (Getty Images/Vetta) District and sessions judge Ajay Faglu awarded the death penalty to Rintu Sarma, a class 4 employee of Moridhal College, for murder, holding that this Saikia's murder fell under the 'rarest of rare' category. Sarma was also sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and three years under Section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons). On August 21, 2021, Nandita, a student of Moridhal College, was returning home with her classmate Kashmina Dutta and Kashmina's father, Deba Dutta, when Rintu Sarma attacked them with a machete in Dhemaji town. All three sustained grievous injuries. Nandita was later shifted to Dibrugarh but succumbed to her wounds five days later. The police had filed a 400-page charge sheet against Sarma, and 41 witnesses were examined during the trial. Nandita's father expressed relief, 'We waited four years for this moment. I hope higher courts uphold this judgment so no one dares to commit such a crime again,' he said. Kashmina Dutta, who was with Nandita at the time of the attack, said the verdict had brought some closure. 'The memory of that day will never fade, but today we feel justice has finally been served,' she said.
The Star
20 hours ago
- The Star
Wireman and wife claim trial to hurting teens
SEREMBAN: A 44-year-old wireman has claimed trial to three charges of intentionally causing physical harm to his three stepsons with a weapon. The accused pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him separately before Sessions judges Surita Budin and N. Kanageswari on Thursday (Aug 21). The accused was charged with using a PVC pipe to injure the victims, aged 15, 16 and 19. He allegedly committed the offences at around 5.30am on Friday (Aug 15) at their house in Taman Bukit Mutiara near here. The accused was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, read together with Section 326A. The offence carries a jail term of up to 10 years, or a fine, or caning, upon conviction. Section 326A provides for a prison term twice as long as the maximum term under Section 324. Deputy public prosecutor Norazihah Asmuni then told judge Surita that her team was not offering bail to the accused as he may disturb the victims who lived in the same house. She said the teenagers had suffered soft tissue injuries as a result of the alleged beatings. She said if the court were to allow bail, the prosecution requested RM50,000 for each charge. The accused, in pleading for lower bail, said he had no choice but to discipline the alleged victims, as the older boys had a habit of vaping despite being told not to do so. He also said he had been providing for the teenagers for the past three years. Judge Surita then set bail at RM18,000 for two of the charges with one surety each and fixed Sept 24 for mention. She also ordered the accused not to live in the same house with the alleged victims, to report to the nearest police station once a month pending disposal of the case, and to surrender his passport to the court. Judge Kanageswari also allowed the accused bail of RM15,000 with one surety for the third charge and ordered him to stay away from the alleged victims and witnesses. DPP Siti Khairiah Abdul Razak had proposed bail of RM20,000 after informing the court that the full medical report of the alleged assault was not ready. The accused, who was unrepresented, also pleaded for lower bail. He said he did not have any income at present and had special needs, being unable to bend his left leg following an accident. Kanageswari fixed Sept 29 for remention. The 39-year-old mother of the alleged victims was also brought before judge Kanageswari for allegedly causing hurt to her 16-year-old son with a knife at the same place and time. She claimed trial to the charge, also under Section 324 of the Penal Code. The court set bail of RM15,000 with one surety and ordered her to adhere to the same conditions imposed on the first accused.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- New Straits Times
Vietnamese man faces five charges after Butterworth supermarket hostage drama
BUTTERWORTH: A Vietnamese man who allegedly tried to snatch an 11-month-old baby while fleeing after being caught stealing from a supermarket in Telaga Air last week, was brought before the magistrate's court here today to face five charges. However, proceedings against Nguyen Minh Hoa, 36, have been postponed to Sept 9 to allow for the presence of a Vietnamese interpreter. Magistrate Aini Adilah Muhammad Faizal also ruled that the accused will not be granted bail. It is understood that Nguyen faces three charges under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a weapon or dangerous means, two charges under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft, and one charge under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for overstaying his visa. Deputy public prosecutor Siti Marissa Safina Saiful Adli appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. After the hearing, Nguyen was escorted out of the courtroom in a wheelchair, reportedly due to a gout condition. It was earlier reported that police had detained a man after behaving aggressively and fled from a supermarket on Jalan Telaga Air with stolen seafood. During the incident, which occurred around 12.45pm, the suspect grabbed an 11-month-old baby, who was in his mother's arms, while holding a knife, causing bruises on the child's back. A supermarket supervisor had caught the man trying to leave with some weighed seafood without paying. As the supervisor intervened, the suspect broke free and grabbed the baby while brandishing a knife. Staff and shoppers quickly overpowered and handed him over to the police when they arrived at the scene.
The Star
04-08-2025
- The Star
Foreigner arrested in Kota Kinabalu for assaulting wife
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 wife suffered bodily and facial injuries after she was beaten with a hard object," he said. He added that the wife subsequently lodged a police report, and the police traced the suspect to the workers' quarters. The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for assault and Section 18A of the Domestic Violence Act.
