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Free Malaysia Today
25-04-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Court slashes Sarawakian mum's 2-month jail term to 6 days for theft
The High Court ordered Lini Ahmat's release today, considering that she was arrested on April 19 and had been detained for almost a week. KUALA LUMPUR : The High Court here has reduced a Sarawakian mother's two-month jail sentence to six days for stealing more than RM300 worth of groceries and food. Justice K Muniandy said the two-month sentence imposed by the magistrates' court against Lini Ahmat was excessive for her offence of stealing groceries and food items amounting to RM374.69 from a supermarket. 'The accused was desperate (during the commission of the offence),' he said, after the court was told that Lini was awaiting employment as a cook in a food court and had no money to sustain herself here. The revision was called by the High Court to review the lower court's ruling on Tuesday. Lini had pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing 30 items at the supermarket on April 19. The goods included personal care products, bread, eggs, biscuits, soy milk, tissue and toothpaste. Muniandy noted that Lini had been arrested on April 19 and was detained by the police for almost a week. 'The accused is hereby released today,' he added. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Izalina Abdullah said the prosecution conceded that the two-month sentence was excessive, as those who plead guilty to theft are usually fined or sentenced to seven days in prison. Lini's lawyer Collin Arvind Andrew said his client was remorseful for her actions and hoped that the court could reduce her sentence. Lini told the court that she had come to Kuala Lumpur to look for a job and subsequently bring her children here to live with her.
New Straits Times
22-04-2025
- New Straits Times
Unemployed woman jailed 3 months for stealing RM374 worth of essential items
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman was sentenced to three months in prison by the magistrate's court here yesterday after pleading guilty to stealing from a supermarket last Saturday. Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin handed down the sentence on Lini Ahmat, 38, and ordered her to serve the prison sentence from the date of arrest on April 19. She was charged with stealing 30 types of items, which included personal care products, bread, eggs, biscuits, soy milk, tissues and toothpaste, worth RM374.69 from a supermarket in Brickfields, here, last April 19. The charge, framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code, provides a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine if convicted. During mitigation, lawyer Qurratu 'Aini Zafirah Mat Shoib, representing the accused, said her client, who has a six-month-old child and is supporting a 76-year-old ailing father, committed the offence due to financial pressure. "My client is unemployed, while her husband has just found a job after the family moved from Sarawak to here (Kuala Lumpur). She is in a desperate situation and has no money to buy necessities," she said.
The Sun
21-04-2025
- The Sun
Woman jailed three months for stealing at supermarket
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate's Court here today after pleading guilty to stealing from a supermarket last Saturday. Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin handed down the sentence on Lini Ahmat, 38, and ordered her to serve the prison sentence from the date of arrest on April 19. She was charged with stealing 30 types of items, which included personal care products, bread, eggs, biscuits, soy milk, tissues and toothpaste, worth RM374.69 from a supermarket in Brickfields, here, last April 19. The charge, framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code, provides a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine if convicted. During mitigation, lawyer Qurratu 'Aini Zafirah Mat Shoib, representing the accused, said her client, who has a six-month-old child and is supporting a 76-year-old ailing father, committed the offence due to financial pressure. 'My client is unemployed, while her husband has just found a job after the family moved from Sarawak to here (Kuala Lumpur). She is in a desperate situation and has no money to buy necessities,' she said. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Hench Goh.
The Star
21-04-2025
- The Star
Jobless woman jailed three months for stealing from supermarket
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman was sentenced to three months in prison by the Magistrate's Court here on on Monday (April 21) after pleading guilty to stealing from a supermarket last Saturday. Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin handed down the sentence on Lini Ahmat, 38, and ordered her to serve the prison sentence from the date of arrest on April 19. She was charged with stealing 30 types of items, which included personal care products, bread, eggs, biscuits, soy milk, tissues and toothpaste, worth RM374.69 from a supermarket in Brickfields here on Saturday. The charge, framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code, provides a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine if convicted. During mitigation, lawyer Qurratu 'Aini Zafirah Mat Shoib, representing the accused, said her client, who has a six-month-old child and is supporting a 76-year-old ailing father, committed the offence due to financial pressure. "My client is unemployed, while her husband has just found a job after the family moved from Sarawak to here (Kuala Lumpur). She is in a desperate situation and has no money to buy necessities," she said. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Hench Goh. - Bernama
