Crime & Safety news in Mahkamah Majistret Balik Pulau

1. High-profile trials and public interest appeals dominate Malaysian courts this week

   17 hours ago Berita Harian Mahkamah Majistret Balik Pulau

   Malaysian courts this week will handle several high-profile cases, including oral arguments in the case of a student accused of murdering a teenage girl in Petaling Jaya, case management for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's corruption case, and the trial of the Pantai Jerejak assemblyman. Two public interest appeals related to the constitutional crisis in Negeri Sembilan will also be heard.

2. Worker dies in scaffold fall, Penang OSHA halts construction site work

   1 day ago Harian Metro Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 6.9 km

   A male worker died after falling about seven meters from scaffolding at a construction site in Bayan Lepas, Penang. The Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health (JKKP) has issued a stop-work order at the site while a further investigation is conducted.

3. Ayer Itam school clash: 10 more arrested, total reaches 23

   2 days ago Makkal Osai Ayer Itam, Penang 7.5 km

   Police in Penang have arrested 10 more men in connection with an armed clash outside a school in Ayer Itam on August 29, bringing the total detained to 23. The incident, which involved weapons and a car, is believed to have stemmed from a debt dispute. Police are investigating under multiple penal code sections and considering applying the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012.

4. Penang police arrest 10 more in Air Itam school brawl, mull Sosma

   2 days ago The Sun SJK(C) Kong Min Branch Two, Ayer Itam, Air Itam, Penang 6.9 km

   Police have arrested 10 more men in connection with a weapons brawl outside SJK(C) Kong Min Branch Two in Air Itam, Penang, on Aug 29, bringing the total detained to 23. The incident, believed to stem from a debt dispute, involved three victims attacked with weapons and one hit by a car. Police are considering invoking the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) against the suspects.

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6. 10 More Held in Penang School Armed Brawl Probe, Total Detained Now 23

   2 days ago Bernama SJK(C) Kong Min Branch Two, Ayer Itam, Penang 6.9 km

   Police in Penang have arrested 10 more men in connection with an armed brawl outside a school in Air Itam on Aug 29, bringing the total detained to 23. The incident, which involved three victims attacked with weapons and a car, is believed to have stemmed from a debt dispute. Police have opened investigation papers under several Penal Code sections.

7. 31 undocumented Indonesians deported via Penang airport

   3 days ago Harian Metro Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP), Pulau Pinang 7.6 km

   A total of 31 undocumented Indonesian immigrants were sent back to their home country through the Penang International Airport (LTAPP) yesterday. They had been detained at the Belantik Immigration Depot in Kedah and had completed their sentences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 before the repatriation process.

8. Six Malaysians held over drug smuggling case linked to co-pilot arrested in Jakarta

   3 days ago Malay Mail Penang International Airport 7.3 km

   Malaysian police have detained six local men in connection with a drug smuggling case involving a Malaysian co-pilot arrested at Jakarta's airport. Four of the suspects had fled to Thailand and Vietnam before returning to Malaysia, where they were arrested. The co-pilot was caught with drugs worth an estimated RM45 million.

9. Newborn found alive in trash bin at Penang airport toilet; two arrested

   5 days ago Makkal Osai Penang International Airport, Penang 7.6 km

   A newborn baby boy was found alive in a trash bin in a toilet at Penang International Airport. Police arrested a 23-year-old Malaysian woman and a 22-year-old Myanmar man in connection with the abandonment.

10. Baby found in sanitary bin at LTAPP: Myanmar man, local woman detained

    5 days ago Harian Metro Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP), Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 7.6 km

    A baby boy was found abandoned in a sanitary bin in the disabled toilet at Penang International Airport (LTAPP) in Bayan Lepas. Police arrested a local woman and a Myanmar man in connection with the discovery. The baby was taken to Penang Hospital for treatment.

11. Police confirm bloody fight in Air Itam involved Geng 04

    6 days ago The Sun Malaysia Air Itam, Pulau Pinang 7.5 km

    Police in Penang confirmed a bloody armed clash in Air Itam involving the Geng 04 gang, which left two bystanders seriously injured. The dispute was over a debt, and 13 local men, including three minors, have been arrested in connection with the incident.

12. 13 arrested over attack on two mistaken for gang members

    6 days ago Makkal Osai Ayer Itam, Penang 8.2 km

    Thirteen people were arrested in Penang after two men were mistaken for gang members and attacked with knives outside a Chinese school in Ayer Itam on August 30. The victims were returning from a religious festival and were targeted by a group that mistook them for a rival gang. Police say the attack was related to a debt collection and not linked to illegal money lending.