Kota Kinabalu: A mechanic was on Monday sentenced to seven months in jail for trying to trespass on a house in Inanam.
Waynejohn Slyvester, 26, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to committing the offence on Feb 10, at 12.01am, on the first floor of the unit at Lorong Cempedak 4, Batu 7, Jalan Tuaran.
He was charged under Section 442 of the Penal Code read with Section 511 of the Penal Code.
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Waynejohn, who became trapped on the staircase, was apprehended and handed over to the police, the court heard.
Counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence, representing Waynejohn requested a lenient sentence, citing that the accused, a married man with one child, was remorseful, worked as a mechanic with no fixed income, and was the sole breadwinner.
The prosecution applied for a deterrent sentence.
The court ordered the sentence to run from the date of Waynejohn’s arrest.
In another case, a 38-year-old man was charged with assaulting his co-worker, six years ago.
Elbie Andrew pleaded not guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to Elvino Malajin on Nov 29, 2019 at 1am, at Wisma Fook Lu Siew, Mile 2, Keramat here.
The charge is framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code.
The court fixed June 23 for pre-trial case management and released the accused on a bail of RM1,700 in two sureties.
Meanwhile, a 40-year-old man was fined RM100 or jailed four days for failing to explain a cash deposit of RM800 in his bank account, two years ago.
Suhardi Kalling admitted to failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how he obtained the money belonging to Danial Hamiz, which had been deposited into the accused’s bank account.
The offence was committed on Jan 23, 2023, in Sepanggar.
The charge is framed under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months in jail or both, on conviction.
The facts of the case presented by the prosecution, stated that the complainant’s money was transferred into Suhardi’s bank account after the complainant fell victim to an online scam.
The victim was deceived while browsing Facebook, where he came across an advertisement offering a kitten for sale at RM300.
He transferred the money into a bank account registered under the Suhardi’s name and was promised delivery of the kitten within three days.
However, the kitten never arrived, and the seller could no longer be contacted after the three-day period.
