GEORGE TOWN: A housewife who stole toys for her child has been sentenced to 10 days’ jail and fined RM2,000 by a magistrate’s court here.

Rozita Mohamad Nor, 29, was charged with stealing RM560 worth of goods including a packet of batteries, a toy car, a wireless charger, a remote-controlled helicopter and a toy car battery on Sept 4 at 10.45pm at Tesco Tanjung Pinang.

The mother of four admitted to the offence under Section 380 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine.

Magistrate L. Umma Devi advised her not to repeat the offence as she should set a good example for her children.

“Even if you can’t afford to buy it, you should not take a shortcut,” she said before passing sentence yesterday.

National Legal Aid Foundation counsel Siti Zhamaliah Mohd Ismail, who represented Rozita, had told the court in mitigation that Rozita resorted to stealing as her child was crying and wanted the toys.

The magistrate ordered Rozita to serve her sentence from the date of her arrest on Sept 5.

Meanwhile, in Balik Pulau, two underage boys were charged in the magistrate’s court with injuring two policemen at a roadblock in Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.

The 15-year-old motorcyclist and a 16-year-old pillion rider were jointly charged with causing hurt to intimidate policemen Amarullah Md Saad and Zulkifli Hussni from carrying out their duties on Aug 31 at 1.30am on the highway in front of Krystal Point.

The motorcyclist pleaded guilty while the pillion rider claimed trial to the offence under Section 332 of the Penal Code which carries up to three years’ jail or a fine, or both.

Magistrate Nur Azzuin Abd Moati allowed bail at RM1,000 each and fixed Nov 10 for case mention pending the motorcyclist’s social report.

Both posted bail.