The Intermediate Court on Saturday handed a sentence of seven years’ jail with 12 whippings to a local who robbed a convenience store armed with a hammer in Jalan Pasir Berakas on January 9.
Muhammad Zulqarnain bin Ajis, 27, pleaded guilty to the charge earlier and sought for the court’s leniency on sentencing, citing his young family, having not received a bonus promised by his employer and that he was desperate to pay off his mother-in-law’s outstanding car loan which he owed.
More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin
