Malaysia Crime Watch

16 February 2007
Shah Alam

Zahaminto Anjang, aged 24, has been acquitted of a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the Sessions Court yesterday. On 2 March 2002, Zahaminto had used a piece of wood to hit his father, Anjang Ngah Sait, aged 40, on the head. The father died the next day and Zahaminto surrendered himself to the police.

The judge ruled that Zahaminto did not have the intention to cause death and the murder weapon was never found.

New Straits Times – Man acquitted of killing father, back in mum’s arms
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070216091412/Article/local1_html>

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15 February 2007
Kota Kinabalu

The narcotics team were on the lookout for a suspected drug pusher around the Sinsuran commercial complex at 3pm. The 49-year-old man was in a grey car when police gave chase.

The chase ended when police cornered the man at the central market at 5:15pm. Just before he was apprehended, the man had reached for a Browning semi-automatic pistol with eight bullets. Police found on him the pistol and four packets of crystalline substance believed to be syabu weighing about 178g, worth RM40,000.

Police investigations are ongoing to determine the origin of the drugs and the case had been classified under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act and Section 8 of the Firearms Act.

The Star Online – Cops nab suspect after car chase through KK
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/16/nation/16896203&sec=nation>

The Star Online – Police arrest man and seize pistol and drugs
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/15/nation/20070215134115&sec=nation>

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15 February 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Two women prostituted themselves to police officers were charged in court.

T. Jayanthi, aged 41, was fined RM1,500 for offering sex to a plainclothes police officer. Salmah Bee Kadir Sultan, aged 32, was sent to four months’ jail for offering sex to a police officer. They offered prices of RM100 and RM50 respectively.

Jayanthi had committed the offence at Tengkat Tong Shin, Dang Wangi, at 10.50pm on 26 November 2007.

New Straits Times – Two prostitutes fined for soliciting
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20070215083733/Article/local1_html>

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