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KUALA LUMPUR: A container truck driver who robbed an elderly man in desperation to find money to cover the expenses of his wife who was about to give birth to their second child, was sentenced to three years in jail and ordered get hit. rotated by the Court of Sessions today.
Judge Emilia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid sentenced 30-year-old Yap Chin Boon after he pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered him incarcerated from the date of his arrest on September 6.
Emilia Kaswati: Because you did? Imagine if the person who was robbed is your father.
Do: I did it because my wife was about to give birth. I did not do it on purpose, I have regretted it. I want to meet my newborn baby. Please give me a chance because I want to set a good example for my children.
Yap, who was armed with a knife, robbed electronic call driver S Marathamuthu, 68, off Jalan Besar Kepong road, Sentul, here at 7:30 pm on September 5. He eloped with, among others, his car, wallet and ATM Cards.
The charge, under Section 392/397 of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 14 years and a fine or flogging.
The defendant was represented by Nicholas Cheoh while Deputy Prosecutor Noor Dayana Mohamad appeared for the indictment.
Meanwhile, in a separate Sessions Court, a former technician was sentenced to three years in jail and ordered to be hit twice by rotan for attempted robbery and intentionally injuring a convenience store cashier.
Judge Izralizam Sanusi imposed the sentence on Tamilselvam, 24, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered the defendants to be imprisoned as of the date of arrest on March 27.
The man admitted to committing the crime at a convenience store in Taman Jinjang Baru, Sentul here, at 6:41 am on March 27.
