KUALA LUMPUR - The Magistrate's Court here today sentenced a woman to four months’ jail for stealing her mother's jewellery worth RM14,000.
Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin passed the sentence on Bathma Abdullah, 36, who pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of gold pendants, three gold necklaces, three gold rings, two gold stone pendants and a gold bracelet belonging to her mother, R. Devi Segar, 57.
The theft was allegedly committed at a house in Bandar Manjalara, Kepong at 10 am on March 13.
The offence, under Section 380 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum jail term of 10 years, a fine or both.
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The court ordered the accused to serve the sentence starting today. - BERNAMA