OFF TO PRISON: Rudy being escorted out of the courthouse after the delivery of judgment.
KUCHING: Robbing a young woman of her mobile phone has landed a labourer to six years in jail and five strokes of the cane.
Sessions Court Judge Timothy Finlayson Joel sentenced Rudy Mohammad, 32, after he pleaded guilty to the charge framed under Section 394 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum 20 years’ jail and whipping upon conviction. The sentence is to take effect from the date of his arrest.
Rudy admitted to have committed the offence at Lorong Keranji 4F5, Tabuan Desa Utara here about 3.30pm on Aug 27. He also assaulted the 22-year-old victim during the robbery.
The brief fact of the case stated that the victim was walking alone towards Tabuan Jaya when a stranger came from behind and grabbed her mobile phone from her front pocket. She fell to the ground and suffered injuries on both elbows and knees.
Two policemen on patrol nearby saw a man running on the street in a suspicious manner. With the help of passersby, they managed to apprehend the man, later identified as the accused. The woman also managed to get her mobile phone back after it fell to the road when the accused was trying to flee.
The judge took into account the accused good sense of pleading guilty as this would save public time and expenses when he passed judgement.
Poh Yih Tinn prosecuted while Rudy was not represented by any counsel.