BATU PAHAT: A mother and her son were jailed 18 and 12 months, respectively, by the magistrate’s court here today after pleading guilty to breaking into three mosques and stealing donation funds.
Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno sentenced Siti Noorashikin Jufri, 39, and her son, Muhammad Zulhaikal Kamaruzaman, 19, after considering their mitigation and the prosecution’s submissions.
Siti Noorashikin faced three charges, while Zulhaikal faced two.
On the first count, Siti Noorashikin, a mother of six, was charged with breaking into Masjid Dato Bentara Luar here and stealing money from the Batu Pahat Islamic Orphanage Organisation donation box at 9.59am on Nov 2.
The charge was framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine upon conviction.
On the second count, the duo were jointly charged with stealing money from the donation box of Masjid Jamek Ar-Raudhah along Jalan Peserai here at 11.30am on Sept 21.
They were charged under Section 380 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code.
On the third count, both were charged with attempting to steal donation money from Masjid Azzakirin in Kampung Parit Bajuri, Bagan, Semerah, at 12.40pm on Sept 2.
The offence was framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 511 and Section 34 of the same code.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shahzleen Ibrahim prosecuted, while the two accused were represented by National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) counsel Kamarulariffin Nordin.