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A 40-year-old Johor customer service officer has been charged with murdering an 18-month-old child, three years after authorities initially classified the death differently, highlighting investigative complexities in fatal cases.
A High Court in Klang has acquitted and discharged independent preacher Muhammad Fathi Na'im Mazlan of rape and sexual assault charges, with the judge finding insufficient evidence to support the prosecution's case.
A High Court judge has clarified that lower courts lack the inherent jurisdiction to dismiss criminal charges based on allegations of prejudice or abuse of process, reinforcing the prosecutor's gatekeeping role.
A Malaysian court has determined that the death of former politician Bung Moktar Radin has rendered it impossible for prosecutors to prove abetment charges against Zizie Azah, as the original charges against Bung were withdrawn following his passing.
Two Singapore doctors and a woman are charged with orchestrating a drug consumption gathering at a hotel, an offence carrying up to 20 years imprisonment. They dispute the premeditation claim.
A 32-year-old food delivery rider in Melaka has been charged with sexually assaulting his stepdaughter and threatening police officers and a family member across two separate court proceedings.
A High Court in Shah Alam has acquitted a woman of murdering her neighbour, finding she was mentally unfit when the incident occurred. She has been committed to Hospital Bahagia for psychiatric care.
Two brothers and a woman appeared in Batu Pahat magistrate's court charged with trafficking vape liquid laced with MDMA and possessing ketamine, with death penalty provisions potentially applicable under Malaysia's stringent narcotics legislation.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld the acquittal of Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman on charges of criminal breach of trust, dishonest misappropriation of property and money laundering related to Bersatu Youth funds, rejecting the prosecution's appeal.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld the acquittal of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman in a high-profile case involving alleged misuse of Armada youth movement funds, with judges finding the prosecution failed to establish essential elements of the charges.
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The High Court in Penang has set eight trial dates in October for four men accused in the Nhaveen murder case, following an appellate court's reversal of their earlier acquittal.
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An Ipoh High Court judge has criticized police for their slow progress in locating Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, former husband of Indira Gandhi, while granting a six-month extension for the search operation.