KUALA LUMPUR – Two local men, aged 26 and 38, were arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery from a woman at Mesra Villa, Taman Pandan Mesra here, last Saturday.
Ampang Jaya police chief Mohd Azam Ismail said the first suspect was detained around 6.30pm on February 12 in the Taman Pandan Mesra and after questioning, the unemployed man led to the arrest of the second suspect in Sg Buloh, Selangor on February 14 at 8.45pm.
He said the first suspect was related to the 56-year-old victim, while the second suspect, a cook acted as the buyer of the stolen jewellery.
Azam said the woman realised a gold bracelet missing from a cupboard in her bedroom on February 11 at about 3.30am and later found a gold necklace replaced with a fake gold chain with an estimated loss of about RM30,000,” he said in a statement today.
He said the first suspect was remanded for seven days from February 13, while the second suspect was remanded for three days until yesterday. The case is being investigated under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft. – February 18, 2024