Malaysia Crime Watch

10 February 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Two Customs and Excise Department officers were sentenced to 10 months’ jail and fined RM100,000 each for charges of corruption. Superintendent Baljeet Singh, aged 42, was found guilty with soliciting, agreeing to accept and accepting RM10,000 as an inducement from nightclub owner Chian Boon Chong to not take action against him.

The offence under the Service Tax Act 1975 was committed at the Hotel Value Inn in Klang at 6pm on 17 June 1999.

Assistant Superintendent Low Seck Sin, aged 49, was charged with soliciting the money from Chian at the same time and place.

The Sessions judge granted the stay of execution and allowed bail at RM15,000 for Baljeet and RM5,000 for Low in one surety.

New Straits Times – Customs officers get jail, fine for graft
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10 February 2007
Klang

An odd-job worker has been remanded for six days after he was reported to have kicked his two-year-old son to death, stuffed the body in a bag and three it in a drain two weeks ago. The man then threatened his family in Rantau Panjang to keep silent about the incident.

His wife even thought the child was still alive and had asked him to send the child to the hospital.

The suspect would lock the family indoors when he went out. On Thursday, his wife escaped via the unlocked back door and notified a relative.

When police arrived at the suspect’s house, he tried to escape. A police dog found him in some bushes and he was arrested at about 1am yesterday. Police have yet to find the body.

The suspect is believed to have also abused other children as they had bruises. The oldest child suffered a fracture on his left hand. They have been admitted to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital for medical checkups.

New Straits Times – Man held in probe into death of son
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10 February 2007
Johor Baru

A four-year-old boy in Taman Daya has been warded in a hospital by MCA Pasir Gudang staff and police after he was found abused for two years. He was found with bruises all over his body and has difficulties standing straight due to spine and knee injuries.

“Sunny” had strangulation marks on his neck and burn marks on his back. He was also not given food. Neighbours say the beatings usually happen at midnight.

Police may charge a close relative, who allegedly committed the crimes.

New Straits Times – Boy’s two-year nightmare over
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20070210081316/Article/local1_html>

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