Jailed, caned for robbing, molesting two teachers

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LAHAD DATU: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday sentenced a local man to eight years’ imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for armed robbery and molesting two women teachers.

Muhammad Nazri Bin Kata, 30, received the sentence after he pleaded guilty before Sessions Court judge Steve Ritikos who sat as a magistrate, to two charges under Sections 392/397 and 354 of the Penal Code.

On the first charge under Section 392/397 of the Penal Code, Muhammad Nazri was given eight years’ imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for committing armed robbery on three victims at Kampung Barigas, Tungku on April 13.

For the second charge under Section 354 of the Penal Code, he was ordered to serve 40 months’ imprisonment for molesting two of the victims while committing the armed robbery.

The deputy public prosecutor while prosecuting told the court that the accused was arrested on April 16, following a police report lodged by the victims.

Police investigation revealed that the accused had broken into a house at Kampung Barigas, Tungku, which was occupied by three teachers, through a toilet window and entered their bedrooms by kicking open the doors about 2.15am on April 13.

The accused later pointed a knife at the victims and forced them to surrender their belongings before tying them up.

He then molested two of the victims but was forced to flee when the other victim sounded her car alarm.

Steve ordered the sentence to be run concurrently from the date Muhammad Nazri was arrested.