A MAN has been arrested after beating his wife and disabled child, Kosmo! reported.
It is alleged that the suspect was drunk and had just returned home before hitting his 51-year-old wife on May 3.
After attacking his wife, he also kicked his disabled daughter.
He then threatened to kill his wife with a knife, leading her to call for help.
A report was lodged and the suspect was arrested in Kampung Tasik Permai on May 4.
> Singer Haida Hasnan has found love again and married a workshop manager, Harian Metro reported.
The 45-year-old songstress, known for her song Hajat, married Muhammad Shahrol Azwan, 33, on April 30.
“God Willing, this is my third jodoh (match) and my children have accepted it well.
“It’s just that they are still in the process of getting used to it since it has only been a week since the wedding,” she said.
Despite the 12-year age gap, she said they were a good match.
> After two years in prison, a female prisoner received a slight respite to enjoy Hari Raya with her family, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Wida (not her real name), 33, was among the few in the Kota Kinabalu Women’s Prison selected to be part of the prison’s Jalinan Kasih Hari Raya programme.
The embrace of her father led to Wida to cry uncontrollably throughout the session.
Wida said she would be released on March 16, 2025, and would try to start anew and not repeat past wrongdoings.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.