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Stealing display speaker: Man gets six months
Published on: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Published on: Tue, Jul 22, 2025
By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: The charge, under Section 380 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 10 years, and a possible fine, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: A 34-year-old undocumented man was sentenced to six months' jail by the Magistrate's Court here, Monday, for stealing a RM1,699 worth of display speaker from a retail outlet. Hasanal Ismail pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to committing the offence on July 6, this year, at 6.14pm, at the EWT Technology store, on the second floor of Suria Sabah Shopping Mall. The charge, under Section 380 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 10 years, and a possible fine, on conviction. The facts of the case, presented by the prosecution, stated that the incident came to light when the store owner lodged a police report at 12.41pm on July 8, stating that a unit of the Marshall Middleton display speaker had gone missing and was believed to have been stolen. Investigations revealed that on July 6, at 7pm, while the complainant was in the store's office, an employee named Bing alerted him that the speaker was missing from the display shelf. The complainant then reviewed the store's CCTV footage, which showed an unidentified man cutting the cable securing the speaker and placing the item into a shopping bag before walking out of the premises. The act was captured at 6.14pm on July 6. Unrepresented, Hasanal requested for a lenient sentence while the prosecution called for a deterrent sentence. The court ordered Hasanal to serve the sentence from the date of his arrest and be referred to the Immigration Department thereafter. In another case, a 26-year-old unemployed man was charged with disposing of stolen jewellery. Md Shah Rizz Mali pleaded not guilty to committing the offence involving a gold bangle worth RM5,178 belonging to one Chua So Ting on May 31, this year, at 1.14pm, at a jewellery store in Suria Sabah here. Md Shah was charged under Section 414 of the Penal Code. Inspector Yusdi Basri, who prosecuted, informed the court that the offence was non-bailable but proposed bail be set at RM7,000 if the court decided to allow it. Counsel Lim Chun Yuan, representing Shah, applied for a lower bail amount, citing unemployment. The court fixed Sept 11 for pre-trial case management (PTCM) and released the accused on a bail of RM1,600 in two sureties with the additional condition to report to the Manggatal Police Station once a month. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old jobless man was charged with attempted theft. Undocumented Haikal Alez claimed trial to attempting to steal two compressor fan blades, a compressor cover plate, six pieces of copper pipe, a roll of electrical wire and two units of pliers belonging to Bafang Industrial Sdn Bhd at Bandar Sierra, in Manggatal, on July 13, at 6.30pm. He was charged under Section 379, read with Section 511, of the Penal Code. The court set Sept 11 for PTCM and ordered the accused to be further remanded. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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