'Rescued' plants returned to their owners
Published on: Saturday, July 31, 2021
The man and one of the event space owners pose in front of the event space. – Awegallery | Instagram
KUALA LUMPUR: A man who recently “rescued” a few plants in front of an event space in Petaling Jaya had to return them and apologised to the owners, Malay Mail reported.
This was following several screengrabs from a CCTV clip showing the man taking the plants were posted on the event space owners’ Instagram.
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The owners had also urged the man to own up.
The man then took to his Instagram to apologise for the incident as he thought “the plants were abandoned.”
According to him, he was in the area to buy food and had stumbled upon the plants that were in bad condition.
He then decided to rescue the plants that he thought he can bring back to life.
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The man also said he did not intend to steal, but to rescue the plants while also mentioning that he watered the other plants prior to the CCTV’s clip.
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He, however, admitted his mistake of taking other people’s belongings and is willing to take full responsibility for his actions.
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The event space owners have since accepted his apologies and commended him for his honesty.