Two locals were yesterday jailed over thefts at Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital and a residence in the Tutong District.
The Magistrate’s Court slapped a 36-month jail term on 30-year-old Mohammad Amzar bin Mohammad Azhar and 48-month jail term on 21-year-old Muhammad Faiz Syazwan bin Abdullah.
According to the prosecutor, the duo worked for a contractor and were posted to the hospital as cleaners.
Between May and June this year, the duo stole eight television sets from the hospital and sold them off for BND50 each to interested buyers.
The thefts were left unchecked until June 19, when a security guard discovered that the televisions had gone missing, and a police report was lodged.
On June 20, when police investigations had already opened, the duo were drinking from coconuts that they picked from a tree in a government residential area in Tutong District when they noticed an unoccupied house.
Three days later, they broke into the house and took away household items such as air conditioners and tools, amounting to BND3,000. They managed to sell off some of the stolen items.
On June 25, the house owner filed a police report on his return to the house after he noticed some of his belongings were missing.
The investigations led to the duo’s arrest, and most of the stolen items recovered. – Fadley Faisal
