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Two sisters bound over for stealing from luxury brand outlet
KOTA KINABALU (Aug 13): Two sisters who admitted to stealing from a luxury brand outlet were placed under a two-year bond of good behaviour by a Magistrate's Court here.
Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin ordered Fung Siew Fa @ Emily, 54, to be bound over for two years with a RM500 deposit for each of her three charges, totalling RM1,500, with one surety.
Her elder sister, Fung Shaw Yiew @ Jellfer, 63, who faced one charge, received a similar sentence with a RM1,000 deposit and one surety.
They committed the offences at a boutique in a shopping complex here between October 8 and 11, 2024, involving stolen handbags and card cases.
Counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence, representing the duo, requested the minimum sentence of a bond of good behaviour or a RM2,000 fine, citing that both were first-time offenders, elderly, unemployed, and suffering from health issues.
Lim said Emily, a divorced mother of two, has a heart condition and high cholesterol, while Jellfer, a single mother of two and grandmother of a 10-year-old, suffers from hypertension and high cholesterol.
The prosecution requested that the bonds include the required deposits.
