Mother, son jailed for breaking into three Batu Pahat mosques
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.
In Batu Pahat, a mother and her son were sentenced to 18 and 12 months in jail respectively after pleading guilty to breaking into three mosques and stealing donation funds. The magistrate, Mustaqim Sukarno, heard arguments from both sides before delivering his verdict. Siti Noorashikin Jufri, 39, and her son, Muhammad Zulhaikal Kamaruzaman, 19, faced charges under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine upon conviction.
Siti Noorashikin was charged with breaking into the first mosque, Masjid Dato Bentara Luar, and stealing money from the Batu Pahat Islamic Orphanage Organisation donation box. She committed this crime at 9.59am on November 2. Zulhaikal was charged with stealing money from the donation boxes of two other mosques, Masjid Jamek Ar-Raudhah and Masjid Azzakirin, on September 21 and September 2, respectively.
Both were also charged with attempting to steal from the third mosque, Masjid Azzakirin, on September 2. The deputy public prosecutor, Nur Shahzleen Ibrahim, represented the prosecution, while National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) counsel Kamarulariffin Nordin represented the accused.
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