Magistrate Sharifah Nur Baqiyah binti Malai Shahran yesterday fixed trial for a local man, who denied charges of theft.
Armi bin Haji Sarbini, 66, denied stealing two backpacks from a convenience store on July 15.
Co-accused Haji Julaime bin Yakup, 49, pleaded guilty earlier and had been sentenced to six months in jail.
According to the prosecutor, Haji Julaime and an accomplice, driven by a getaway driver, stole unattended backpacks from the convenience store.
The theft, captured on CCTV, involved a laptop and a pen drive, which were later recovered by police.
The victims discovered the theft through CCTV footage, and Haji Julaime was promptly arrested. – Fadley Faisal
