Malaysia Crime Watch

9 March 2007
George Town

The Singaporean who was accused of biting off and swallowing part of the 36-year-old car salesman’s ear on Monday claimed that he did it out of self-defence. The 54-year-old suspect denied that he had swallowed it and claimed that the salesman, Amir Hamzah, had attacked him with a metal pipe while they were at a roadside stall in Taman Free School.

The suspect, who has Malaysian permanent resident status, has surrendered to police on Wednesday. He admitted to the police that he had verbally abused Amir that day. The suspect will be remanded until next Monday.

Amir claimed that he was attacked by a mentally unstable man at the stall. He was rushed to hospital where doctors used flesh from his thigh to patch the injured ear. He has been discharged but will have to undergo corrective plastic surgery.

Police have classified the case under causing grievious hurt.

New Straits Times – Surprising twist in ear biting case
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070309093038/Article/local1_html>

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9 March 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Former Malaysia Airlines flight steward Mohd Rizal Mat Yusof, aged 35, has been charged with criminal intimidation after his earlier case of recording sex scenes of himself with several women. He was convicted of making VCDs titled “Kehidupan Pramugara Yang Terlampau” (“Excessive Lifestyle of an Air Steward”) out of the recordings four years ago.

Rizal has yet to serve the 18 months’ jail sentence for that case.

Rizal was accused yesterday of recording his 23-year-old trainee nurse girlfriend in the nude and threatening to distribute it. He allegedly made the threat at her Menara Orkid apartment in Bandar Baru Sentul at 11:30pm on 23 February 2007.

Although Rizal claimed trial for this charge, he said that while he was on bail, he cooperated with the police and would not attempt to meet the victim. He is not able to afford a lawyer after having paid RM18,000 bail for the first case and had to support his two daughters and elderly parents.

The magistrate thus granted bail at RM5,000 in one surety and fixed 10 April 2007 for mention.

New Straits Times – Smut VCD ex-steward in the dock again
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070309094712/Article/local1_html>

The Star Online – ‘Porn actor’ back in court
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/9/nation/17091917&sec=nation>

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8 March 2007
Johor Baru

Medical assistant Mohd Safarin Awang Hamat, aged 27, has been charged with molesting a 19-year-old girl on 12 February 2007 at Poliklinik Ihsan & Surgeri along Jalan Tembusu, Ulu Tiram.

The court in which he claimed trial fixed bail at RM4,000 and set 17 July 2007 for trial.

The Star Online – Medical assistant charged with molesting 19-year-old girl
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/8/nation/20070308152353&sec=nation>

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