Man gets 14 months' jail for housebreaking in Sibu
Magistrate Oon Kork Chern handed down the sentence on Simon Brown, who resides at the Mile 14 army camp along Jalan Oya, after he pleaded guilty to an amended charge under Section 457 of the Penal Code.
The offence was committed at around 2.28am on June 9 at a house located at Lorong Kemuyang 5F.
According to the facts of the case, the complainant returned home at around 6pm on the same day and found that the gate between her unit and her neighbour's had been cut and a window had been unlocked.
Upon further inspection, she discovered one of the rooms had been ransacked, and a laptop and three smartphones were missing. The total loss was estimated at RM3,700.
Police arrested the accused the same day and seized a laptop and three smartphones in his possession.
Investigations revealed that he was captured on close-circuit television (CCTV) footage around the house of the complainant's neighbour.
The complainant was also able to positively identify her laptop and one of the stolen smartphones among the seized items.
Prosecution was conducted by ASP Siti Mariyah Dahari while the accused was not represented by legal counsel.
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