Mandy is escorted from the court after sentencing.
SIBU: The Sessions Court sentenced a labourer to a year in prison yesterday for committing mischief by fire which caused RM30,000 in damage to a car.
Mandy Mohamad Sulong, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 435 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to 14 years and a fine.
Based on the charge sheet, he committed the offence last Friday at about 11pm in Jalan Kampung Hilir when he lit coconut husks and threw them into a car.
Acting on information provided by witnesses, police arrested him at the scene.
In mitigation, Mandy asked the court for a lenient sentence as it was his first offence, adding he was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
He also said he needed to take care of his grandmother and siblings.