Malaysia Crime Watch

23 November 2007
Malacca

32-year-old Baharudin Sidek from Air Paabas, Alor Gajah, has been sentenced to 43 years of jail time, 20 strokes of the cane and fined RM50,000 for procuring a 14-year-old Form two girl for prostitution and causing a miscarriage without the girl’s consent.

He was charged with:

• procuring the girl for purposes of prostitution
• causing a miscarriage without the girl’s consent
• living on the earnings of the prostitution of another person
• inserting an object into the girl’s vagina without her consent

Baharudin was alleged to have committed the offences at a house in Taman Hilir, Ujong Pasir July and 8 September 2007.

He was sentenced to 10 years’ jail for the first offence. For causing the miscarriage, he was sentenced to eight years’ jail and fined RM20,000 or two years’ jail. For living on the prostitution earnings, Baharudin was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane. For the last offence, he was given 10 years’ jail, 10 strokes and RM30,000 fine or two years’ jail.

Baharudin is unemployed, has skin cancer and is a HIV-positive.

Baharudin’s girlfriend, 22-year-old Norshapinah Mohamad of Paya Rumput, was jointly charged for the first three offences as Baharudin. Her case has been fixed on 23 and 24 January for hearing.

New Straits Times – 43 years’ jail, rotan for pimping, sexual abuse
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/2091423/Article/index_html>

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23 November 2007
Kuala Lumpur

44-year-old Suria Mohamad Hassan, a scrap metal collector, was charged with molesting a 4-year-old girl at a rented house along Jalan Pahang, Setapak, on 15 November 2007 at 1:30am. Suria has claimed trial for the charge.

He was alleged to have put his hand inside the girl’s pants and touched her private parts while she was playing in the living room. A 26-year-old housewife who was renting a room in the house witnessed the crime and lodged a report on that day.

Under Section 354 of the Penal Code, Suria faces a maximum jail term of 10 years, a fine, or whipping or any of the two combinations.

Suria’s case has been set for hearing on 21 January 2008.

The Star Online – Man accused of molesting four-year-old
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/23/nation/19555492&sec=nation>

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22 November 2007
Kota Kinabalu

47-year-old Chan Yen Khiong was shot dead by two gunmen in his Taman Donggonggon house yesterday at 1pm.

The suspects approached Chan on a motorcycle and was having a conversation at the front gate. His wife overhead him saying that he was not interested in borrowing money from loansharks. The men then asked to use his toilet and were told to go to the back of the house.

When the men entered the kitchen, they tied both the maid and Chan’s wife and placed them in a toilet. A single gun shot was heard and the men escaped on their motorcycle. The women then found Chan on a sofa.

Chan was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was a salesman involved in the liquor business.

The Star Online – Salesman shot dead execution style
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/22/nation/19545806&sec=nation>

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