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A 59-year-old man in Singapore has been sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment after pleading guilty to molesting a woman at a supermarket and subsequently exposing himself to a female police officer during a body search at a police station.
A 67-year-old pensioner in Muar has been sentenced to 33 years imprisonment and 14 strokes of the cane after admitting to raping and sexually assaulting his two granddaughters across multiple offences.
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A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to three months in jail by the Klang Magistrate's Court for stealing KTMB track cables. The case highlights ongoing concerns about railway infrastructure theft in the Klang area.
A 57-year-old Singaporean has been sentenced to 11 weeks in jail for recording upskirt videos of four women at VivoCity mall and Golden Village cinema while shopping with his wife.
A Songkhla court suspended a six-month prison sentence for a 56-year-old man convicted of setting a Siberian Husky on fire. Animal welfare advocates have criticised the decision as insufficient deterrence for the act of cruelty.
A 28-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to eight years and nine months imprisonment and caning for raping a 13-year-old girl he initially contacted through an anonymous online videoconferencing platform in 2023.
The Court of Appeal has rejected a drug trafficker's appeal and imposed additional caning, ruling that the original trial judge failed to apply the legally required minimum sentence for the offence.
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An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man who pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. The suspect could face up to 20 years in prison for his role in the scheme.
Malaysian courts are taking a tougher stance on snatch theft and robbery sentences, rejecting lighter jail terms. Crime analyst Datuk Shahul Hamid Abdul Rahim explains that these offences cause far-reaching damage beyond stolen valuables.
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Malaysia's Court of Appeal has reinstated a seven-year jail sentence for a former factory worker convicted in a motorcycle snatch theft case, determining the original sentence was appropriate for the offence.
A senior federal judge has called for stricter sentencing guidelines against robbers and snatch thieves, citing ongoing public anxiety particularly among women and vulnerable populations.
A 34-year-old repeat offender with 11 prior convictions has been imprisoned for 11 months following an attempted robbery at a hospital car park, where he targeted a woman's belongings.
A 21-year-old phone salesman in Kuching has been handed a 10-year prison sentence and six strokes of the cane after being found guilty of raping his underage girlfriend at an apartment. The court has issued the punishment following a conviction under Section 376 of the Penal Code.
A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment and nine strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Sibu for sexually abusing his underage niece in Kanowit. The victim is now pregnant as a result of the abuse.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld the conviction of a 48-year-old Ukrainian national, confirming his 30-year jail sentence and 16 lashes for methamphetamine trafficking. The offence dates back to 2002.
Malaysia's Federal Court has halved the prison sentence of a former private university student convicted of cannabis possession, reducing it from 30 years to 12 years in a significant ruling.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld a 30-year prison sentence for a former Rela member found guilty of fatally shooting an acquaintance at a temple in Terengganu, rejecting an appeal against the conviction.
The Sessions Court has sentenced the former director of Sabah's water department to eight years imprisonment and imposed a RM284.3 million fine. Execution of the sentence remains on hold as his High Court appeal proceeds.