The man’s lawyer argued for leniency due to his personal circumstances, but the court highlights the severity of the crime amid rising kidnapping case...
: A 32-year-old pisang goreng seller, Mohamed Shahriza Othman, has been sentenced to 24 months in jail after pleading guilty to kidnapping two girls, aged 6 and 8, in Taman Ikan Emas, Sungai Buloh last week.
He asked them to accompany him to deliver letters, gave them RM50, and then took them for a ride before returning them home at 7.45pm. According to New Straits Times, Sungai Besar magistrate Siti Hajar Ali handed down the sentence, ordering Shahriza to serve 12 months for one charge and 24 months for the other, to run concurrently.She emphasised the need for a deterrent sentence and that kidnapping cases are rampant and it is a serious offence.
He said Shahriza acted out of a desire for daughters, as he already has two sons but has not had a daughter.
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