KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a labourer RM5,000 in default 14 months’ jail for stealing and selling his mother’s gold chain for RM9,600.
Khairul Anwar Zulkifli, 28, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan to the charge under Section 414 of the Penal Code.
He committed the offence at a goldsmith in Kota Sentosa around 3:15 pm on July 5.
According to the case facts, on July 12, the complainant’s cousin informed him that Khairul, his brother, was selling their mother’s jewellery.
The mother checked her belongings and discovered that a gold chain was missing from her bag, estimating the loss at around RM10,650.
A police report was lodged for further investigation and it led to Khairul’s arrest on July 15.
Investigations found that he had disposed of his mother’s stolen gold chain.
Insp Merylene Lindan Andrew Mang prosecuted the case while Khairul was unrepresented by a counsel.
