Jobless man in Sibu jailed, ordered caned for handbag theft
Hafiz committed the offence at an eatery along Jalan Bengkel here at around 4pm on June 14, 2025. – Photo by Jane Moh
SIBU (June 18): An unemployed man was sentenced by the Magistrates' Court here today to seven months in prison and one stroke of the cane for stealing a handbag.
Magistrate Oon Kork Chern convicted Hafiz Dollah, 33, on his own guilty plea to a charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment for up to 10 years and a fine, upon conviction.
For subsequent offences, the Section also provides for whipping in addition to imprisonment and a fine.
Hafiz committed the offence at an eatery along Jalan Bengkel here at around 4pm on June 14, 2025.
According to the facts of the case, the victim – a foreign worker – was dining at the eatery when the accused grabbed her handbag from off the table.
She screamed for help and several members of the public chased after the accused, eventually apprehending him at Sibu Central Market and handing him over to the police.
The prosecution was conducted by ASP Siti Mariyah Dahari, while Hafiz was unrepresented.
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