Stealing handphone: Woman jailed
Published on: Saturday, November 11, 2017
Kota Kinabalu: A 22-year-old woman was jailed 24 months for stealing a handphone from her landlord.Goh Kim Yin admitted before Magistrate Afiq Agoes to stealing the handphone belonging to one Cheng Hin Kang, 72, in a unit at Block A, Phase 1, Beverly Hills, in Penampang, at 9am on Oct 17.According to the facts of the case, Goh was renting a room in Cheng's unit and that on the said day, Cheng left the house to buy newspaper leaving his handphone at the living room.
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Goh stole the gadget while Cheng was out.She then sold the handphone at a shop in Sinsuran.Goh had committed an offence under Section 380 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to 10 years on conviction.In another case, two men were jailed after they pleaded guilty to having syabu.
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Carlos Aronzon, 26, was handed 10 months' jail for having 0.04gm of syabu on Sept 4 in Putatan.Paul Saluang, 37, was sentenced to 12 months' jail for having 0.19gm of syabu on Sept 30 at Sadong Jaya.
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Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man claimed trial to threatening to hurt his younger brother.Jobless Rozaimin Hassan is accused of committing the offence to one Suharmin Hassan, 19, at 2.15pm on Sept 20 in a house at Kg Numbak, Manggatal.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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