KUCHING, Jan. 28 -- A man who spent RM700 using a deceased individual's lost bank debit card was sentenced by the Magistrates' Court here yesterday to a total of six months in prison.
Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan convicted Nelson Jawan Lapok, 40, on his own guilty plea to two charges framed under Section 424 of the Penal Code, which provides for up to five years in jail or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
The accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for each count, to run concurrently effective yesterday.
The offences were committed on November 9 and 10, 2024 at a convenience store in Muara Tuang and Kota Sentosa here, respectively.
According to the facts of the case, the sibling of the deceased account holder received a text m...