Fadley Faisal

A couple was sentenced to jail and whipping by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in a theft case linked to a viral video showing them asking security guards for help when their car was stuck in mud.

Senior Magistrate Hajah Azrimah binti Haji Abdul Rahman handed 20 months’ jail with two whippings to Muhammad Rasman bin Mat Noor, 35, and 17 months jail to Kamrinah binti Haji Kamis, 36.

The defendants stole eight units of Leoch 150W 12V batteries belonging to Progresif Cellular Sdn Bhd (PCSB).

Muhammad Rasman alone damaged the cabinet of the PCSB tower on November 3, at Kampong Lugu.

They also stole eight units of Shoto 100W 12V batteries belonging to PCSB, with Muhammad Rasman alone damaged the cabinet of the PCSB tower on October 28.

The defendants again stole 15 parts from a steel fence belonging to the Brunei Government, in the water tank area of RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu ‘B’, sometime last October. Muhammad Rasman alone damaged the property.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Hajah Siti Mu’izzah binti Haji Sabli’s stated that the duo was arrested on November 3 at Kampong Lugu. As the couple loaded the stolen batteries into their car, they realised that their car was stuck in the mud.

When approached by a PCSB employee along with two security guards, the duo asked them for their help in getting the car out of the mud.

The PCSB employee and security guards who asked the duo to open their car boot found the batteries. They detained the couple and lodged a police report leading to the couple’s arrest.