Kota Kinabalu: A 32-year-old man claimed trial in the High Court here Wednesday to murdering his former girlfriend in a shopping centre here, two years ago.
Chung King Fung @ Haider Daniel Chung Abdullah, who was brought before High Court Judge Datuk Dr Lim Hock Leng pleaded not guilty to committing the offence against Nurul Ain Silien, 21, between noon and 12.20pm on May 29, 2023, at the Polar Ice Cream shop in Jesselton Mall, Jalan Haji Saman here.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a sentence of either a death penalty or imprisonment for not less than 30 years but not exceeding 40 years, and if not sentenced to death, shall be punished with whipping of not less than 12 strokes for male convicts below 50 years of age, on conviction.
Dr Lim fixed June 23-26, this year for trial.
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Deputy Public Prosecutor Dacia Jane Romanus prosecuted while counsel Jul Hamri Jumhani represented Chung.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The accused was ordered to be further remanded as the charge against him has no provision for bail.
Meanwhile, an entertainment premises manager was fined RM4,500 or jailed three months for operating the premises beyond the permitted time.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Jeffry Julhani pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to committing the offence at the Aquarium 8, Jalan Masjid Lama, Jalan Bandaran Berjaya.
The charge stated that Jeffry had operated the premises beyond the stipulated time, namely 3am as stated in the licence issued to the premises.
The court was informed by the prosecution that a police team conducting an operation went to the premises and found one of the rooms still operating with loud music with two customers inside drinking alcoholic beverage.
Jeffry had committed an offence under Section 4(1) of the Public Entertainment Ordinance 1958 which is punishable under Section 11 of the same Ordinance that provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or up to one year or both on conviction.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old man was fined RM100 or jailed three days for fraudulently having RM15,420 deposited into his bank accounts.
Md Akram Khazani pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to having the money in his Maybank account, in which he failed to give a satisfactory explanation on how he obtained them on June 18, 2024 here.
The offence under Section 22A (1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (MOO), provides a fine of RM100 or up to three months jail or both on conviction.
The facts of the case revealed that Akram’s bank account showed a transaction linked to the complainant, who had fallen victim to a scam after responding to an advertisement on Facebook regarding the sale of an imported car.