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Free Malaysia Today
10-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Unemployed man charged with wife's murder in Johor
Khairul Azmi Ithnin was alleged to have caused the death of Iecah Junus at a house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on June 2. (Bernama pic) TANGKAK : An unemployed man was charged in the magistrates' court here today with the murder of his wife in Bukit Gambir, near here, early this month. Khairul Azmi Ithnin, 32, nodded when the charge was read out to him before magistrate Lee Kim Kiat. No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. Khairul was alleged to have caused the death of Iecah Junus, 34, at a house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on June 2. The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Amirah Sapian requested that no bail be offered, and applied for Khairul to be sent to Permai Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court allowed the application and set July 8 for case mention, as well as the submission of pathology, toxicology, and DNA reports. Khairul was also charged at the Muar sessions court with nine counts of arson involving vehicles in Kampung Pengkalan Kota Durian Chondong and Kebun Durian Kampung Teratai 2, Tangkak, on June 3. He pleaded guilty to six of the charges after they were read out to him before judge Sayani Mohd Nor. Khairul was accused of committing mischief by fire with the intent to damage six vehicles: two Toyota Hilux, a Toyota Wish, a Perodua Myvi, and two motorcycles – an Ego Avantis and a Yamaha LC. The offences were said to have taken place between 4.36am and 6.46am in the two villages in Sagil, Tangkak. Khairul pleaded not guilty to the three remaining charges of setting fire to a Honda Civic and two motorcycles – a Modenas Kriss and a Honda RS150 – in Kampung Pengkalan Kota Durian Chondong on the same day. The nine charges were framed under Section 435 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison and a fine, upon conviction. The court set July 9 for sentencing and the presentation of case facts for the six charges to which Khairul pleaded guilty. The date will also serve for the mention of the remaining three charges, including the submission of documents and the appointment of legal counsel.
Malay Mail
10-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Murder and arson: Johor man accused of killing wife in Bukit Gambir, torching in-law's cars
TANGKAK, June 10 — An unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of his wife in Bukit Gambir, near here, early this month. Mohamad Khairul Azmi Ithnin, 32, nodded to indicate he understood the charge when it was read out to him before Magistrate Lee Kim Kiat. No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. The accused was alleged to have caused the death of Iecah Junus, 34, at a house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, between 3.30 pm and 5.30 pm on June 2. The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Amirah Sapian requested that no bail be offered and applied for the accused to be sent to Hospital Permai for psychiatric evaluation under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court allowed the application and set July 8 for mention of the case to submit pathology, toxicology, and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) reports. Meanwhile, Tangkak police chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib in a statement said the accused is also expected to be charged in the Muar Sessions Court today under Section 435 of the Penal Code for committing mischief by fire. The suspect allegedly set fire to nine vehicles parked at his in-laws' residence in Kampung Pengkalan, Kampung Durian Chondong, near here, on June 3. He was remanded for seven days from June 4 to assist investigations. — Bernama
Malay Mail
04-06-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Man who allegedly killed wife, torched in-laws' vehicles in Tangkak remanded
TANGKAK, June 4 — The man who slashed his wife to death in Bukit Gambir last Monday has been remanded for seven days from today to facilitate further investigations. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Lee Kim Kiat for the investigations to be carried out under Section 320 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt and Section 435 of the same Code for mischief by fire. According to Tangkak Police District chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib, the man was initially apprehended for allegedly torching a car and a motorcycle at his mother-in-law's house. He said that during interrogation, the suspect appeared confused and told them that his wife was missing. 'A team of policemen went to his house to investigate. That was when they found his wife, lifeless on the floor of the living room, covered with a blanket and a knife not far from the body,' he told Bernama when contacted. Roslan said the police believed that family conflict was the motive behind the two incidents. Initial investigation also revealed that the 33-year-old suspect had a previous record related to a crime of mischief, he added. Meanwhile, the suspect's mother-in-law, when met at her house in Durian Chondong, Muar, said the last time she saw her daughter was just from afar, three days ago, when she went to pick up a bag of rice that the couple bought for her from Thailand. 'He (the suspect) has not spoken to me for quite some time and does not allow my daughter to see her parents, her siblings or any of our relatives. He always tells us to stay away,' the 63-year-old mother said. The woman said she always had the feeling that something bad was going to happen to her daughter, and true enough, the suspect came to her house late on the night of the incident, trying to set fire to her house. 'Late that night, he came to our place, torched our car and motorcycle. If we were awakened just a minute late, my family, my grandchildren and I would have perished in that fire,' she said, adding that her daughter, 34, married the man three years ago. Although it is hard to cope with the loss of her daughter, the woman said she still wants justice to be served. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
04-06-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Man suspected of murdering wife remanded in Johor
The man allegedly slashed his 34-year-old wife to death in a residential area in Bukit Gambir. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : An unemployed man suspected of killing his wife with a vegetable knife before setting several cars on fire at Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir in Johor, has been remanded for seven days. Berita Harian reported that magistrate Lee Kim Keat allowed the police's application today to remand the 33-year-old in an investigation under Sections 302 and 435 of the Penal Code for murder and mischief by fire. In the Monday evening incident, the man allegedly slashed his 34-year-old wife, who worked as a clerk, to death in a residential area in Bukit Gambir. He then fled to his in-laws' house in Kampung Durian Chondong where he set several vehicles on fire. The New Straits Times reported that he walked into the Bukit Gambir police station at around 7am yesterday and told the cops he had slashed his wife and committed arson. According to the report, police found the woman's body lying under a blanket with neck injuries and a blood-stained knife in the living room. The man, who was arrested at his home, tested negative for drugs.
Malay Mail
04-06-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Police arrest Tangkak man for slashing wife, investigations ongoing
TANGKAK, June 4 — Police have confirmed that a man slashed a woman believed to be his wife in Bukit Gambir Monday. Tangkak district police chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib said further investigations into the incident were still ongoing. 'The suspect has been arrested this morning and will be taken for remand application at the Tangkak Magistrate's Court today,' he said when contacted yesterday. He did not reveal any other further details, stating that a statement would be issued soon. — Bernama
