| Fadley Faisal |
AN UNEMPLOYED local man will soon be spending some time behind bars, after being found guilty of theft and committing mischief following a trial yesterday.
The Intermediate Court handed a 16-month jail sentence with two whippings to Abdul Malik bin Judin, 23, after he pleaded guilty to charges of stealing from a place of worship and committing mischief.
The court heard that the defendant stole money from a donation box at the Kampong Puni Mosque Ujung Jalan Temburong sometime between November 4-5.
The defendant also damaged the donation box while prying it open during the course of the deed.
DPP Muhd Qamarul Affyian bin Abdul Rahman’s facts of the case stated that Abdul Malik planned to steal from the mosque that very day.
He pried the donation box open using a metal rod he found in a storage area of the mosque.
Police were alerted when the donation box was found damaged and empty, with investigations leading to the defendant’s arrest.
Judge Pengiran Masni binti Pengiran Haji Bahar presided over the case.