KUCHING: A 21-year-old woman from Sibu was sentenced to six months’ jail and a fine of RM4,000 in default two months’ jail for three counts of retaining stolen property.
Liu Fang Ting pleaded guilty to the charges before Magistrate Portia Tham Ong Leng after considering her social report, nature of the offence, her mitigation pleas and public interest.
For the first and second charges Liu pleaded guilty to retaining stolen items which included computers, wires, checkbook, television sets, stereo equalizer, two amplifiers, two microphones, wireless microphones receivers, audio and video distributors and other items as a result of several housebreaking incidents.
For the third charge, she admitted to retaining 69 packets of dog food, dogs collars and dog grooming tools worth around RM17,000.
The case came to light after a pet dog, which was found missing from a pet shop in town, was reported stolen to the police.
A police party raided a house at Taman Riveria about midnight on Dec 23 last year to arrest the accused and her boyfriend.
The police also found many items that were reported stolen in the house.
Liu had previously been slapped RM6,500 fine after she pleaded guilty to two similar charges.
She, however, did not settle the fine and had to be remanded until yesterday.
Her boyfriend, who was also charged together with her when the cases were mentioned, pleaded guilty to the charges and settled the fine imposed on him.
All the charges are framed under Section 411 of the Penal Code which carry a jail term of up to five years and liable to a fine.