Fowl thiefs jailed and fined

Fowl thiefs jailed and fined

Johor Bahru Majistrate, Shahid Abdul Malek found 3 offenders including an underage youth guilty as charged for stealing 5 live fowls from a house in Jalan Hujung, Kampong Melayu at 11.30pm on March 15, 2011.

Johor Bahru Majistrate, Shahid Abdul Malek found 3 offenders including an underage youth guilty as charged for stealing 5 live fowls from a house in Jalan Hujung, Kampong Melayu at 11.30pm on March 15, 2011.

Two of the offenders were jailed for 5 days and fined RM 900. The other 17 years old offender will be charged in the Juvenile court.

According to the charge sheets, the 3 offenders were believed to have come to the said house in a motorcycle carrying a gunny sack with the intention to steal the fowls.

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Their attempt was foiled when the fowl’s owner was alerted by the unusual noise at that time.

DPP Tan Poh Vun prosecuted the case. It was mentioned that 2 of the offenders have 4 prior records of the same offence.

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Steven Chen

Steve is a Citizen Journalist based in Johor Bahru.