'Good boy' to be caned lightly in court for setting dog on fire

Branden Yap had hit a dog with a stick and then used a lighter to set it on fire but his counsel argued that the canine had often attacked him when he cycled in that location.

Johor Bahru Sessions Court judge Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim ordered that the 18-year-old, who pleaded guilty, be caned lightly seven times in open court as part of his punishment...