Family hardship caused by incarceration of a breadwinner does not justify any consideration for reduction in an offender’s sentence. Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong reiterated this on dismissing an application of an offender convicted of possessing arms without a licence on October 2. Norfadzillah bin Abdul Rahman received six years and six months’ […]
A 46-year-old man yesterday denied a couple of charges in the Intermediate Court, alleging him to have sexually assaulted his daughters, aged nine and 11. Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor’adliatul Hidayah binti Haji Mohd Zaidi framed the charges against the man, whose identity was withheld to protect the victims. The defendant allegedly sexually assaulted his nine-year-old […]