By Dorcas Ting
KUCHING, Oct 29: A food delivery rider with a string of prior convictions was sentenced to seven years’ jail and one stroke of the rotan today for robbing a woman near her home in Demak and escaping on his motorcycle.
Mohammad Shafiq Azwan Razaman, 31, pleaded guilty to robbery under Section 392 of the Penal Code before Sessions Court Judge Shafiza Datu Abdul Razak Tready.
He was unrepresented. The offence carries up to 14 years’ jail, and offenders may also be fined or whipped.
The court heard that the 43-year-old victim was walking with her mother along Lorong Demak Bayu at about 2pm on Oct 21 when a man on a motorcycle rode up and yanked the older woman’s handbag from her arm.
The two struggled, and the mother fell, sustaining minor injuries and a cut to her right hand. The man then grabbed the daughter’s bag and fled.
The haul included RM180 in cash, two smartphones, an identity card, a driving licence, an ATM card and a prepaid card, bringing the victim’s losses to about RM3,000.
A police report led to Mohammad Shafiq’s arrest on Oct 24. Officers seized some of the victim’s documents from him, as well as clothing, a set of keys and the motorcycle used in the crime.
The victim was able to identify her belongings among the recovered items, and closed-circuit television footage from the scene captured the robbery.
Police checks showed he had four previous drug-related convictions and seven other criminal records.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Chuah Kai Sheng prosecuted. – DayakDaily
