Man assaults 80-year-old aunt over RM5

KUALA TERENGGANU: An 80-year-old woman who refused to lend her nephew RM5 was assaulted with an iron rod causing the octogenarian to suffer multiple bodily injuries.

She was rushed to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital here by family members who found her lying unconscious in a pool of blood in the kitchen of her kampung house at Padang Tegir, Manir, near here.

In the 9am incident, the nephew demanded money from her but she refused because he was a drug addict.

The victim’s sister-in-law, who only wanted to be known as Kak, said the victim’s nephew was enraged and left the house.

“He returned an hour later, wearing a mask and begun hitting my sister-in-law with the iron rod,” she said when met at the hospital here, yesterday.

Kak said the victim’s husband, Abas Othman, also 80 and who was at a restaurant at that time, saw the assailant dashing out from his house when he returned after breakfast.

“This is when all of us knew that the assailant was no stranger and lodged a police report,” she said.

Kak admitted that the assailant had string of criminal records and was even banished in 2006.

The victim who was warded at the critical ward was transferred to a normal ward at about 6.15pm yesterday after her condition improved.

Police later detained the assailant at the bus terminal here.-The Star

Terengganu SMS threat case re-mention

The Sessions Court has fixed Sept 17 for re-mention of a case involving a politician facing three counts of sending threatening short message service (SMS) to three Terengganu assemblymen and another on defamation.

Judge Mohamad Khalid Abdul Karim fixed the date after mention of Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir's case in Kuala Terengganu today.

Ahmad Ramzi, who is political secretary to former Terengganu menteri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, faces the first charge of sending a death threat, via SMS, to Paka assemblyman Mohd Ariffin Abdullah at E726 Jalan Kubang Parit, Kampung Kubang Parit in Kuala Terengganu, at 11.21pm on April 13.

He is also charged with sending threatening text messages to Permaisuri assemblyman Abdul Halim Jusoh at the same time and place, and to Ajil assemblyman Datuk Rosol Wahid at the same place at 11.25pm, the same day.

Each offence carries a jail term of not more than two years, upon conviction.

On the fourth count, Ahmad Ramzi is alleged to have defamed Idris' senior private secretary Wan Ahamad Wan Muda by using the latter's telephone number to send the SMS containing the death threats through a website, http://ownsmsbiz.com/v1, to Mohd Ariffin, Abdul Halim and Rosol, between 11.21pm and 11.25pm on April 13 at the same place.

If found guilty, Ahmad Ramzi could be jailed for up to two years or fined, or both.

Deputy public prosecutor Shahidani Abd Aziz @ Juned appeared for the prosecution while Ahmad Ramzi was represented by defence lawyers Datuk Hazman Ahmad, Rosli Abdul Rahman and Mahamed Noor Mahmud. - BERNAMA

Drug peddler drowns in bid to escape

KUALA TERENGGANU: A drug peddler, high on the state police wanted list, drowned when he jumped into a river in an attempt to evade arrest during a narcotics raid at Kampung Jeram in Manir, here, yesterday.

The man, together with two of his accomplices, plunged into the water upon seeing police officers in a van approaching them at 9.45am.

State anti-narcotics chief Superintendent Roslan Abdul Wahid said the officers then pursued the trio in a boat and managed to pluck one of the suspects from the river while another is believed to have escaped into a secondary jungle after swimming across the river.

Supt Roslan said divers from state Rescue and Fire Department retrieved the body of the 34-year-old suspect at 12.50pm.

Man with oldest wife 'on heroin'

A 37-YEAR-old Malaysian man married to a 106-year-old woman has been arrested on drugs charges.

Police in Terengganu, in Malaysia's north, said that Che Mat Nor Musa was arrested at his home on suspicion of taking heroin.

Anti-narcotics officials said he would be sent to a drug rehabilitation centre in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, the official news agency Bernama reported.

His marriage to Wook Kundor, who is almost 70 years his senior, created headlines after their 2006 wedding.

Ms Kundor, believed to be the oldest woman in the region, said she was aware that her young husband had undergone treatment for drug addiction in the past, but said their married life had been happy.

"I will allow him to receive treatment again so that he can be cured of his drug addiction and return here after that," she told Bernama.

A police spokeswoman said the arrest came after a lengthy investigation.

"We carried out two months of surveillance after receiving the information so as to avoid wrongful arrest," she said.

"After receiving counselling, he admitted having been admitted to (a) drug rehabilitation centre."

Lelaki Cuba Serang Polis Cedera Ditembak

July 03, 2009 15:56 PM

KUALA TERENGGANU, 3 Julai (Bernama)-- Dua anggota polis terpaksa melepaskan dua das tembakan dalam usaha mempertahankan diri setelah seorang lelaki menyerang mereka dengan sebilah parang.

Kejadian belaku di Jalan Kampung Teluk Pasu, Gong Badak dekat sini 7.30 malam Khamis.

Timbalan Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Negeri, Supt K Manoharan berkata, satu das tembakan dilepaskan ke udara dan satu lagi mengenai betis kiri lelaki tersebut yang menyerang menggunakan parang sepanjang 40 sentimer.

"Kejadian berlaku ketika dua anggota polis yang masing-masing berpangkat L/Koperal dan Konstabel dari Unit Cegah Jenayah Balai Polis Gong Badak melakukan rondaan dengan berpakaian preman setelah menerima maklumat bahawa seorang suspek kes samun berkawan dikesan berada di kawasan Sekati, Manir.

"Suspek yang berumur 27 tahun kemudiannya dikesan berada di sebuah pondok telefon awam di Jalan Kampung Teluk Pasu bersama seorang rakannya. Dua anggota polis itu menghampiri suspek dan memperkenalkan diri mereka.

"Namun suspek melarikan diri dengan dikejar dan kemduain ditahan oleh dua anggota polis berkenaan. Bagaimanpun dalam proses tangkapan itu, rakannya yang tidak diapa-apakan muncul di tempat tersebut dengan membawa sebilah parang lalu menyerang anggota polis sehingga menyebabkan suspek terlepas dan melarikan diri dengan menggunakan sebuah motosikal milik salah seorang anggota polis itu.

"Salah seorang anggota polis kemudiannya melepaskan satu das tembakan ke udara sebagai amaran dan meminta rakan suspek yang berumur 35 tahun itu menyerah diri.

"Namun dia enggan dan masih cuba untuk menyerang, menyebabkan satu lagi das tembakan terpaksa dilepaskan yang mengenai betisnya. Lelaki itu masih mahu melarikan diri sehingga 100 meter dari tempat kejadian sebelum dia ditahan," kata Manoharan.

Rakan suspek itu kemudian dihantar ke Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah dan dijangka akan menjalani pembedahan hari ini untuk mengeluarkan peluru dari kakinya.

Suspek dikehendaki berhubung dua kes samun berkawan pada 5 Jun lepas di Taman Desa Permai dan 30 Jun di Jalan Padang Golf, Tok Jembal.

Kedua-dua anggota polis itu bagaimanapun tidak mengalami sebarang kecederaan, katanya.

Manoharan berkata polis mendapat perintah tahanan reman selama tujuh hari terhadap lelaki itu untuk membantu polis menjalankan siasatan mengikut Seksyen 307 Kanun Keseksaan atas kesalahan cubaan bunuh.

Beliau berkata polis juga telah mengenal pasti suspek yang melarikan diri dan sedang menjalankan gerakan memburunya.

-- BERNAMA

Anggota Polis Trafik Koma Dilanggar Ketika Operasi

July 03, 2009 20:02 PM

KUALA TERENGGANU, 3 Julai (Bernama) -- Seorang anggota polis trafik koma selepas dilanggar oleh sebuah kereta semasa sedang menjalankan "Operasi Cegah Lumba Haram Selepas Jumaat" di Kilometer 79.6 Jalan Kuantan Kuala Terengganu, Dungun tengah hari Jumaat.

Ketua Polis Daerah Dungun Supt Dahlan Mohd Noor berkata kemalangan berlaku pada kira-kira pukul 2.15 petang semasa Kpl Azli Husin, 44, cuba menahan dan memeriksa sekumpulan samseng jalanan, sebelum dia dilanggar oleh sebuah kereta Proton Wira dari arah Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun menghala ke bandar Dungun.

"Kemalangan itu menyebabkan petugas bahagian trafik Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Dungun itu mengalami kecederaan parah di bahagian dada, bahu, leher dan kepala," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini Jumaat.

Katanya pemandu kereta itu yang berusia 27 tahun itu kemudiannya membantu menghantar Azli ke Hospital Dungun untuk mendapatkan rawatan, dan Azli kemudiannya dirujuk ke Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah petang ini untuk rawatan lanjut.

Dahlan berkata Azli mempunyai lima orang anak dan sudah berkhidmat 23 tahun dalam pasukan polis.

-- BERNAMA