| Fadley Faisal |

THE Magistrate’s Court handed prison sentences to three men for the theft of several items from a private residence yesterday.

Jhosney anak Masing, 38, and Muhammad Zulhilmi bin Haji Muhammad, 40, were each sentenced to serve eight months in prison, while permanent resident Rosman bin Abdullah @ Boman anak Nyambong, 48, received a year’s imprisonment.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Syazwani binti Jumat revealed in court that the three men had stolen two engine generators, a brush-cutter, a boat engine, an oil gallon and a gas cylinder from a house at Kampong Supon, Tutong, in the late hours of a night sometime this month.

The court also learnt that their actions were made possible by Jhosney’s knowledge that the house occupants were away at the time.

On May 19, the house occupants filed a police report, which eventually led to the three being arrested.

Chief Magistrate Pengiran Masni binti Pengiran Haji Bahar presided over the case.