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Free Malaysia Today
20-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops nab 18-year-old duo in Ampang for suspected sextortion
Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the two boys were arrested at a shopping centre on Sunday. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Police arrested two 18-year-old boys in Taman Melawati, Ampang, on Sunday on suspicion of having extorted a couple with the threat of sharing their nude videos. Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the complainant received a WhatsApp message from an acquaintance on April 11, threatening to share the videos unless he paid them money. 'The victim paid RM2,800 to the suspects in instalments. The suspects then asked for an additional RM1,000, after which the complainant lodged a police report,' he said in a statement today. Azam said a team from the Ampang Jaya criminal investigation department carried out the arrests at the Galaxy Ampang shopping centre on Sunday, and also seized three mobile phones. 'Our investigation found that the first suspect has a criminal record for four offences, one of them drug-related, while the other had no criminal record. 'Both suspects tested positive for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) use,' he said. Azam said the suspects are being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code for extortion, punishable with up to seven years' imprisonment, a fine, whipping or any two of the punishments, if convicted. They are also being investigated under Section 292 of the Penal Code for possession of obscene material, which provides for up to three years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Free Malaysia Today
09-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Gym trainer pleads guilty to threatening to splash woman with acid
The Ampang Jaya magistrates' court was told that the gym trainer had struck up a conversation with the 31-year-0ld woman. (Pexels pic) PETALING JAYA : A gym trainer has pleaded guilty to a charge of engaging in insulting behaviour after threatening to splash a woman with acid at Taman Melawati, Ampang, on April 22. Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the 42-year-old man was charged in the Ampang Jaya magistrates' court yesterday under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955. He pleaded guilty and was released on a bail of RM300 in one surety. The facts of the case showed that the accused had approached the 31-year-old woman at the gym in Taman Melawati at about 2pm and struck up a conversation with her. During the conversation, the suspect told the woman, who is a gym member, not to act arrogant 'or you might get splashed with acid', before walking away. 'Fearing for her safety, the woman lodged a police report,' Azam said in a statement. He said the man, who does not have a criminal record, was arrested at about 3.30pm on Tuesday and was remanded for three days. A urine test showed that he was positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol. The court has fixed July 22 for re-mention for the case.
