Death in custody: High Court awards RM197,600 compensation
The judge said there had been negligence by the police in managing the lock-up, leading to the detainee's death.
Mon May 20 2024
Court dismisses family's appeal on Karuna Nithi's death in lock-up
Karuna Nithi was arrested on May 28, 2013 but died in custody on June 1, 2013, with 49 fresh injuries on his body.
Thu Oct 19 2023
Four cops remanded over lock-up banned item supply probe
The policemen were alleged to bring in supplies of banned items such as drugs, tobacco and food to the detainees in lock-ups.
Wed Jun 22 2022
Police investigating when alleged abuse of Air Itam siblings began
The mother and grandaunt who were arrested yesterday on suspicion of abusing a three and five-year-old will be remanded in police custody at the Bayan Baru central lock-up till May 31.
Sat May 28 2022
Detainee who fled Penang lock-up recaptured in Perak
A man who escaped from the Bayan Baru police station central lock-up on Tuesday was recaptured in Batu Kurau, Perak yesterday.
Fri Apr 29 2022
Police confirm death in custody of accused at Kajang lock-up
Police confirmed that a local man died in custody at the lock-up of the Kajang police station yesterday.
Thu Apr 14 2022
Police confirm detainee's death in custody
Police have confirmed that a local detainee suffered from sudden death at the Seri Alam district police headquarters (IPD) lock-up in Johor Bahru yesterday.
Sun Feb 20 2022
Police: Detainee died of pneumonia
JIPS Criminal Investigation Unit on Deaths in Custody has confirmed that the death of a detainee at the Pengkalan Chepa police station lock-up was due to pneumonia.
Tue Jan 18 2022
Long Tiger to be charged on Wednesday
The ethnic Rohingya man, nicknamed 'Long Tiger' who escaped from a court lock-up in Johor in December last year will be charged in court on Wednesday (Jan 19).
Sun Jan 16 2022
Taiping lock-up death: Two cops among four held - Bukit Aman
Two policemen are among four individuals arrested to assist in the investigation into the death of a detainee in a lock-up at the Taiping district police headquarters (IPD) yesterday.
Fri Jan 14 2022
'Long Tiger' recaptured in Kedah
"Long Tiger", the Rohingya man who escaped from a court lock-up in Johor recently has been rearrested, said IGP Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.
Tue Dec 28 2021
Police in the hunt for 'Long Tiger' - Mazlan Lazim
'Long Tiger' reportedly escaped from the Tangkak Magistrate's Court lock-up in Johor recently.
Tue Dec 21 2021
Five Vietnamese fishermen who escaped from lock-up caught
Five Vietnamese fishermen who escaped from the Miri Zone Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) lock-up on July 15 were successfully apprehended yesterday.
Sat Jul 24 2021
Two COVID-19 positive foreigners charged from lock up, ward
Two foreign men who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 today were charged from a lockup and a hospital ward respectively through the Zoom video-conferencing application.
Tue Nov 17 2020
Noor Hisham: Spread of COVID-19 in Sabah under control
The spread of COVID-19 in Sabah is under control as it is confined to two locations - the Lahad Datu district police headquarters lock-up and Tawau Prison.
Tue Sep 08 2020