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New Straits Times
11-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Rohingya refugee gets jail and caning for sexually assaulting disabled teen
MUAR: A Rohingya man has been sentenced to five years in prison and two strokes of the cane by a Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with disabilities at a tuck shop here last week. Muhammad Ali Monjur Ahammed, 23, who holds a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card, admitted to the charge when it was read out by the court interpreter before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor. He was accused of sexually assaulting the teenager inside the shop on Jalan Engan at 6.35am on July 3, after luring her into the bathroom. The victim managed to flee after resisting his advances. The court was told that the girl's mother lodged a police report after finding her daughter in tears upon returning from the shop. Investigations revealed that the accused had previously proposed marriage to the victim, which she had rejected. He was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment and whipping upon conviction. The court sentenced him to five years' imprisonment, two strokes of the cane, and ordered that he be placed under police supervision for two years upon completion of his jail term. Deputy public prosecutor Othman Affan Ismail led the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
New Straits Times
10-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Bangladeshi man claims trial to molesting 2 girls at Kluang supermarket
MUAR: A 67-year-old homeless Bangladeshi man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two counts of sexually molesting two young girls at a supermarket in Kluang last month. Mamun Md Firozzal entered his plea via a Bangladeshi interpreter before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor. According to the charge sheet, Mamun is accused of physically sexually assaulting two schoolgirls, aged 11 and 12, at about 4pm on June 8 at the premises. He was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides for a prison sentence of up to 20 years and whipping, upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Othman Affan Ismail appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. The prosecution requested a later mention date to allow time for submission of documents and for the accused to appoint legal representation. It also objected to bail, citing the accused's foreign status. The court allowed the application and ordered the accused to be held at the Muar Correctional Centre. Mention has been fixed for Aug 14.
New Straits Times
26-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Father pleads guilty to raping two daughters for 11 years
MUAR: The suffering of two sisters who were victims of molest, rape, and sodomy by their biological father for the past 11 years ended when the man was sentenced to 124 years in prison and 92 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today. A 44-year-old father of two siblings was sentenced after pleading guilty to all 14 charges presented to him by the interpreter in front of Judge Sayani Mohd Nor. The palm oil worker was sentenced to 21 years in prison and six strokes of the cane for the first to third charges of committing physical sexual abuse against a daughter who is now 16 years old. The act was committed against the victim since the age of five at his home in Batu Pahat during the day and night between the years 2014 and 2022. For this charge, he was prosecuted under Section 14 (a) and (d), the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (Soaca) 2017. For the fourth to fourteenth charges, he was accused of raping, sodomising, and committing physical sexual assault against his eldest child, who is now 17 years old, in various locations including a hut in an oil palm plantation and a store between the years 2014 and May 2025. The charges were brought under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code, Section 14(d), and Section 377C of the same code, amounting to a total sentence of 103 years in prison and 86 strokes of the rotan. However, the court ordered that the sentences under Section 376(3) and Sections 14(a) and 14(d) run concurrently, while the additional sentence under Section 16 would begin after the first term is served. As a result, the accused will serve a total of 22 years in prison and receive 24 strokes, which is the maximum allowed under Section 288 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Based on the facts of the case, a police report was made after the victim's mother, who is also the defendant's wife, was called by the school due to the declining performance of both of her children. Both defendants then told their teacher and mother that they had been raped, sodomised, and molested by their father since they were five and six years old. Preliminary police investigations found that the incident occurred while both victims were at home and in the palm oil plantation hut, with the accused committing the act without the victims' consent. In fact, one of the victims almost fainted and had difficulty breathing after being raped by the accused, despite pleading multiple times, but the man ignored them. Even more cruel, the victim also experienced bleeding and was ordered not to tell anyone, including her mother, if she didn't want anything to happen to her. The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor, Othman Affan Ismail, while the accused was not represented by a lawyer. The court also ordered the accused to undergo police supervision for two years upon completion of the sentence in accordance with Section 27 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
New Straits Times
10-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Jobless man charged with wife's murder faces additional arson charges
MUAR: An unemployed man charged earlier with murdering his wife was brought before the Sessions Court here today to face additional charges of mischief by setting fire to nine vehicles belonging to his wife and brother-in-law. Mohamad Khairul Azmi Ithnin, 32, pleaded guilty to six of the nine charges read before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor. He admitted to the first and fifth through ninth charges involving the arson of six vehicles comprising two four-wheel drives, two motorcycles, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and a car. The offences were committed in Kampung Pengkalan Kota, Durian Chondong and Kebun Durian Kampung Teratai 2, Sagil between 4.36am and 6.46am on June 3. For the second to fourth charges, which involve the burning of two motorcycles and a car in Kampung Pengkalan Kota on the same date and time, the accused pleaded not guilty. All charges fall under Section 435 of the Penal Code, which carries the maximum sentence of 14 years in jail and whipping upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi prosecuted while the accused was not represented. The prosecution requested a new date for mention of all charges and informed the court that no bail would be offered as the accused also faces a separate murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code, filed at the magistrate's court in Tangkak earlier today. The court fixed July 9 for sentencing for the charges to which he pleaded guilty, and for document submission and appointment of lawyers for the remaining charges. Earlier, Khairul was charged in the magistrate's court with murdering his 34-year-old wife, Iecah Junus, by slashing her neck with a vegetable knife.
New Straits Times
05-06-2025
- General
- New Straits Times
Unemployed man wielding samurai sword in spat gets 12 years' jail
MUAR: An unemployed man who threatened a rival with a samurai sword in a revenge-fuelled confrontation was sentenced to 12 years in jail and four strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today. Muhamad Shukri Rahmad, 31, who has 13 prior convictions, pleaded guilty to possessing a dangerous weapon in public and testing positive for drugs. "I regret what I did. I beg the court to consider a lighter sentence," he said before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor handed down the sentence. For the sword possession offence, the court sentenced him to five years' jail and one stroke of the rotan. According to the charge, the man was found in possession of a 90cm samurai sword without lawful authority at an eatery on Jalan Sungai Abong here at 3.13pm on May 24. He was charged under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958, which carries a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment and whipping. According to the facts of the case facts, a 33-year-old man lodged a police report claiming that he was approached by three helmeted and masked men, including the accused, who was armed with the sword. The accused allegedly swung the sword several times at the victim, who managed to avoid being struck. Police investigations showed that the accused had harboured a grudge against the victim following a prior fight and had sought revenge. In a separate charge, Shukri also pleaded guilty to drug use and was sentenced to seven years' jail and one stroke of the cane after testing positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. Deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Muhamed Fauzi prosecuted the case, while the accused was unrepresented. The court ordered both sentences to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on May 29. He will also be placed under police supervision for two years after completing his prison term.
