Pupil, 8, among four held for theft
Sofi (second left) and DCO ASP Yusof Othman showing the recovered stolen goods
KOTA KINABLU 24th June, 2011: Four people have been arrested in connection with theft with one of them being an eight-year-old pupil!
The kid was among three suspects apprehended on suspicion of breaking into the residence of a higher learning institution lecturer between 11.50am until 4.30pm on June 18.
Disclosing this yesterday, City Police Chief, ACP Ahmad Sofi Zakaria, said they believed the young boy was used by his two older accomplices, aged 29 and 15, to enter the house after they had forced open the sliding window.
The suspects then stole jewelleries, a camera, laptop and cellphone, worth some RM20,000 all in all.
After the 29-year-old lecturer lodged a police report, the trio was picked up by the police in the vicinity of the higher learning institution at about 1.30pm the next day.
“My men recovered all the stolen goods from a house in the area,” said Sofi.
The suspects are being remanded under Section 457 Penal Code to facilitate further investigation.
In a second case, a 25-year-old man stole goods worth aboutRM10,000 from an electrical shop where he was previously hired as a salesman.
“Initial investigation showed that the suspect was employed there for 10 months before resigning a month ago,” Sofi said.
The suspect entered the shop on June 5 and stole four 32-inch Sony LCD TV, one 42-inch Sony LCD TV, two fruit processors and a water filter.
Police detained the suspect on June 19 at a telecommunication shop along Jalan Gaya and recovered all the stolen items there. Sofi said the suspect was believed to have entered the shop using a duplicate key.
The suspect is remanded under Section 380 Penal Code to facilitate further investigations.
Tergamak mereka memperalat seorang budak lapan tahun untuk tujuan jenayah.
BalasPadamHarap tindakan tegas diambil terhadap mereka berdua. Jenayah tetap jenayah tidak kira berapa umur mereka. Budak lapan tahun itu pula perlulah menjalani kaunselling.
BalasPadamApa nak jadi dengan manusia sekarang? Terdesak sangatkah sehingga nak mencuri?
BalasPadamTerkejut bila membaca artikel ini. Budak lagi sudah rosak akhlak.
BalasPadamKesedaran dikalangan rakyat harus ada agar mereka tidak terlibat dengan sebarang aktiviti yang tidak berfaedah seperti ini.
BalasPadamtak hairanlah begitu banyak jenayah berlaku sekarang ni. semuanya sebab materialistik, ingin mendapatkan wang dengan mudah.
BalasPadambudak lapan tahun tu diperalat oleh dua orang lelaki tersebut. mungkin saja dia dipaksa untuk buat kerja tu..kecuali kalau budak tu memang tiada perhatian ibubapa.
BalasPadamApa akan jadi pada budak 8thn itu bila dia sudah besar nanti? Kecil2 sudah terdedah dengan perkara sebegini.
BalasPadamYa ampun...budak2 pun sudah kena guna untuk mencuri! harap2 orang2 yg menggunakan budak tu dihukum dengan hukuman yg paling berat!!
BalasPadamhukuman yang tegas perlu dikenakan. sepatutnya mereka mendidik kanak-kanak tersebut untuk mejadi orang baik dan bukannya menggunakan kanak-kanak tersebut untuk melakukan jenayah.
BalasPadamcongratulation to police for the arrest the theft. Try to take more information from them.
BalasPadamAish muda lagi dah buat hal. huhu.. Apa lah yang mahu jadi dengan manusia zaman sekarang ni.
BalasPadamSemoga perkara ini diberi perhatian, dan langkah2 menanggani harus dilakukan.
BalasPadamyang penting semua mereka berjaya ditahan..
BalasPadamtahniah kepada pihak polis kerana berjaya menangkap kesemua penjenayah yang terlibat.
BalasPadamsedihnya..3 penjenayah ini sanggup memperalatkan budak berumur lapan tahun dalam aktiviti jenayah mereka.
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