Violent Crime news in Mount Kinabalu Sabah
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Filipino man jailed five months for threatening ex-wife in Kota Kinabalu
A 49-year-old Filipino man without valid documents was sentenced to five months in jail and fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate's Court in Kota Kinabalu for threatening to kill his former wife. The offence occurred on May 6 at a house in Kampung Suang Parai, Manggatal, where he had confined the woman for about a month after their child's wedding.
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Man, 31, held over mother's murder in Tambunan
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his 56-year-old mother at a rented house in Kampung Katagayan, Tambunan, Sabah, on Friday. Police said the victim died at the scene from injuries believed to have been caused by a sharp weapon, and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
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Three men remanded over Ranau assault and drug find
Three local men aged 22 to 27 were remanded for four days by the Ranau Magistrate's Court over an alleged assault and criminal intimidation at a parking area near Kiaburi Plaza on Sept 4. Police also seized a packet of suspected syabu during the investigation and opened a separate probe under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.