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Free Malaysia Today
10 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Former Masterchef finalist, ex-husband jailed 34 years for maid's murder
Ambree Yunos and his lawyer, Ram Singh, at the Kota Kinabalu High Court. PETALING JAYA : A Masterchef Malaysia finalist and her former husband have been sentenced to 34 years in jail after they were found guilty by the Kota Kinabalu High Court of killing their domestic worker in 2021. Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen Sulang's former husband, Ambree Yunos, was also sentenced to 12 strokes of the rotan while she was exempted because of her gender, Sabah Media reported. Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen Sulang. Justice Lim Hock Leng ordered their prison sentence to commence today. Ambree, a contractor, and Etiqah were charged with killing Nur Afiyah Daeng Damin, 28, at their condominium unit in Penampang between Dec 8 and Dec 11, 2021. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty, or 30 to 40 years' jail, and no fewer than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction. Lim said the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution's case. He said the prosecution had proven three key elements – that the victim died from her injuries, that the injuries were caused by the two accused with intent, and that the pair had acted with a common intention. During sentencing, deputy public prosecutor Dacia Jane Romanus sought the death sentence, saying the case had shocked both Sabah and the nation, and that it warranted the heaviest penalty possible. Dacia said the deceased was a young woman who had left her hometown for honest work amid the pandemic, but ended up losing her life at her workplace. She said the victim suffered daily and was denied her basic human rights. Ambree and Etiqah, who were represented by lawyers Ram Singh and Rakhbir Singh, were previously out on bail.
Digital Trends
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
3 underrated HBO Max movies you should watch this weekend (June 20-22)
Fans of documentaries will notice several high-profile ones on the HBO homepage. One of the latest offerings is Surviving Ohio State, an in-depth look into the Ohio State sexual abuse scandal that went unnoticed for two decades. The other docuseries involves Karen Read's murder case, which is fresh in the news after the stunning verdict. Documentaries are not the only projects on HBO Max. There is an abundance of underrated movies ready to stream with the click of a button. One of those movies is Cleaner, a new action thriller about a former soldier thrust into a hostage situation. Stream Cleaner and two more movies below. Recommended Videos We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+. Cleaner (2025) Die Hard on/in a (blank) is one of the most successful action movie templates. Die Hard on a bus is Speed, Die Hard on a plane is Air Force One, and Die Hard on a ship is Under Siege. Let's add Die Hard in a London skyscraper, Cleaner, to the canon. Daisy Ridley stars as Joey Locke, a former soldier who escaped her London household with her brother (Matthew Tuck) after years of abuse. Joey now works as a window cleaner at One Canada Square, the third-tallest building in the UK. On the day Michael accompanies her to work, environmental extremists, led by Marcus Blake (Clive Owen), interrupt an energy company's gala and take the guests as hostages. Unbeknownst to Joey, Michael is stuck in the building. It's time for the window cleaner to channel her inner John McClane and save the day. Stream Cleaner on Max. Dredd (2012) One of the mysteries surrounding Dredd is the involvement of writer Alex Garland. Did he take over for Pete Travis and direct the movie? After over a decade of rumors, Garland finally came clean this year to GQ, admitting to 'ghost-directing' the sci-fi action film. Knowing Garland's filmmaking style now, it's clear the Ex Machina director stepped in and improved Dredd. Based on the Judge Dredd comic strip, Dredd introduces audiences to Mega City One, an overcrowded and violent metropolis on the East Coast. Nearly 20,000 crimes are reported daily. The only semblance of the law exists with the judges — cops who are judge, jury, and executioner. The most prominent judge is Dredd (Karl Urban). The famed judge and a rookie judge (Olivia Thirlby) must restore order to a 200-story high-rise apartment run by drug lord Ma-Ma (Lena Headey). With terrific special effects and gritty action, Garland might be the best sci-fi filmmaker currently in Hollywood. Stream Dredd on Max. Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Love Lies Bleeding has the vibes of Natural Born Killers and a Coen Brothers neo-noir. Set in 1989, the romantic thriller chronicles the lesbian relationship between Lou (Kristen Stewart), a hermit-like gym owner, and Jackie (Katy O'Brian), a bodybuilder preparing for a competition in Las Vegas. The two sleep together and fall in love. Lou even supplies Jackie with steroids to compete at a higher level. Things take a sinister turn after Lou and Jackie are caught in a murder conspiracy that requires a cover-up. We'll stop there to avoid spoilers. Expect blood, sex, and violence in this brutal and effective thriller. Stream Love Lies Bleeding on Max.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Karen Read Acquitted of Murder in 2022 Death of Boston Police Officer Boyfriend John O'Keefe
Karen Read stood trial for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, who was found unresponsive in the snow outside a house party in Canton, Mass. Prosecutors alleged that Read, while intoxicated, backed her SUV into O'Keefe and left the scene — charges included second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a fatal crash Read's defense argued that she was the target of a police cover-up and that O'Keefe was fatally injured inside the house during a fightAfter a lengthy and high-profile second trial, Karen Read was found not guilty of killing her boyfriend John O'Keefe, but was found guilty of operating under the influence of liquor. On the fourth day of deliberations, the jury in Dedham, Mass., found Read not guilty of second-degree murder, the most serious charge. They also found her not guilty of manslaughter, and not guilty of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, Court TV, NBC Boston and report. On Monday, June 16, Read's attorneys filed a motion asking to revise the verdict slips to make them less confusing, which they said was an issue with jurors in the first trial, reports. Arrested in 2022, Read pleaded not guilty to all three charges and staunchly maintained her innocence, saying she was the target of a law enforcement cover-up. The verdict came as a shock to the considering how divided the community and others watching the case from across the nation had become over the sensational case. Read exited the court to her supporters cheering her on. In the early hours of Jan. 29, 2022, O'Keefe, 46, was found unresponsive in the snow outside a gathering at the home of then-Boston police officer Brian Albert in Canton, Mass. Read, 45, who worked in equity research at Fidelity and was also a former adjunct finance professor at Bentley University, was accused of drunkenly backing into O'Keefe with her vehicle during a winter storm. He died from blunt force trauma and hypothermia, an autopsy revealed. O'Keefe was found at about 6 a.m. in Albert's front yard with two black eyes and deep cuts on the back of his head and right arm. Prosecutors claim that Read dropped O'Keefe off outside Albert's house, backed into him with her Lexus SUV while driving intoxicated and drove off. Related: Mistrial Declared in Karen Read Case After Jury Can't Reach a Verdict in Murder Trial Read's defense attorneys argued that O'Keefe, who allegedly had a long-standing disagreement with someone at the party, was severely injured during an argument at the party and may have been attacked by a dog given the deep wounds on his defense has also claimed that Read is the victim of a cover-up by police. Read's attorneys also alleged that authorities planted evidence to protect one of their own. Related: Karen Read Says She 'Collapsed on the Floor' and Didn't 'Want to Be Alive' After Learning of Boyfriend's Death In July 2024, Read's first trial was declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked after five days of deliberations. Read the original article on People
Fox News
3 days ago
- Fox News
Bryan Kohberger judge could slap contempt charges on leakers: Idaho-based lawyer
An Idaho-based lawyer says the judge overseeing the Bryan Kohberger quadruple murder case could sanction the prosecution or defense team for contempt of court after new information was leaked to a media outlet. A TV episode about the Bryan Kohberger investigation aired on May 9, and featured new search records, surveillance video and cellphone records. Kohberger is accused of killing Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20. Information shared during the "Dateline" episode included surveillance video from a neighboring house, which showed a car similar to Kohberger's in the King Road area several times before the four University of Idaho students were killed. The episode also claimed that FBI cellphone tower data showed that Kohberger's phone pinged nearly a dozen times near a tower that provides coverage to the area within 100 feet of 1122 King Road, where the four University of Idaho students were killed. The phone pinged near the tower starting in July 2022 and continued through mid-August 2022. In a May 15 order, Judge Steven Hippler said the gag order was "likely" violated by someone involved in the case, saying it's possible law enforcement was the source of the leak. He ordered anyone who has worked for the defense team or investigation to retain all communications and data relating to the case. Hippler said the following pieces of evidence were revealed during the episode: "Such violations not only undermine the rule of law, potentially by persons charged with upholding it, but also significantly impede the ability to seat an impartial jury and will likely substantially increase the cost to be borne by the taxpayers of Latah County to prosecute this case by extending the time it will take to seat a jury and potentially requiring lengthy period of juror sequestration," Hippler wrote. Tara Jalali Malek, an Idaho-based lawyer and former assistant United States attorney, told Fox News Digital that Hippler could hold the prosecution or defense team accountable if it's found the leak came from them. "Violation of a court's order is sanctionable," Malek said. "It could be contempt of court, and contempt can be civil contempt or it could be criminal contempt. That is going to be completely separate from what happens ultimately in the trial, but things that you see with contempt, there could be a fine. There could be a public reprimand, for instance. So there's a variety of things that the court could possibly do or not do if it's found that someone violated that gag order." "Anyone who violated the order, no matter what side, would be held in contempt," she added. However, Malek said she doesn't think the leak will result in the trial being delayed, as Kohberger's defense team has requested. "I would be hard-pressed to think that the entire trial would stop as a result of this," she said. "I think what is most likely, in my opinion, to happen is that the trial will move forward. This will be on a separate track as far as the investigation goes and figuring out who leaked the information, which side was it from. And then ultimately, who else, if anybody was involved or had knowledge of it, or like I said, it was just a rogue actor here that, you know, needs to be personally sanctioned in some way." As the trial is scheduled to begin on Aug. 11, another surprise witness has emerged. A woman claiming to be a DoorDash driver says she dropped off food for Xana Kernodle just minutes before Kohberger allegedly killed the college student. The purported driver came to light after a YouTube account, Officer Axon, obtained body camera video that featured the woman. "I have to testify in a big murder case here... because I'm the DoorDash driver, so yeah," she says in the video. The officer then asked what case she was going to testify in. "The murder case with the college girls," she said. "I'm the DoorDash driver. I saw Bryan there. I parked right next to him."
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Remains found in bushland are confirmed to be those of missing teen Pheobe Bishop
Phoebe Bishop's family have confirmed that the remains found in bushland belong to her. Pheobe went missing on her way to Bundaberg airport in southern Queensland on May 15. Her housemates James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were charged with her murder on June 6, more than three weeks after Pheobe disappeared. Officers discovered what were believed to be the teenager's remains later that day in bushland near a national park, an hour's drive from Bundaberg airport. The Bishop family said officers confirmed the remains were Pheobe's on Monday, June 16. 'Our family would like to thank everyone involved from information reported to searching and everyone that has sent heartwarming messages,' they said in a statement. 'We just would also like to have time to process and grieve this new information as a family and ask for privacy at this time.'
