A local man was sentenced to four years’ jail with two strokes of the cane yesterday after he pleaded guilty to housebreaking for theft.
Intermediate Court Judge Pengiran Masni binti Pengiran Haji Bahar handed the sentence to Mohamad Saufiq Firdaus bin Haji Mohd Yussof.
The court took into account the defendant’s lack of remorse with previous convictions, his recent release from prison and the distress caused to victims.
Prosecutors Radin Wafri bin Radin Sufri and Mohammad Kamal Ariffin bin Ismail revealed that the defendant broke into a house at Kampong Bukit Bilid in Tutong District on October 10.
It was about 2am when the defendant forced open the house’s backdoor and entered through the kitchen.
The defendant searched the house and made away with laptops, a television and TV boxes.
The homeowner filed a police report on learning the house was broken into and found properties missing. Investigations led to the defendant’s arrest and recovery of all the stolen items except for a TV box which had been sold off for BND70. – Fadley Faisal
