Man guilty in Low Yat phone theft case fails in appeal


KUALA LUMPUR: A jobless man failed to set aside his conviction and sentence for stealing a phone at Low Yat Plaza, an act that sparked racial tension two years ago.

High Court Judicial Commissioner Ab Karim Ab Rahman upheld the conviction and sentence by a magistrate’s court that found Shahrul Anuar Abdul Aziz, 23, guilty of stealing a Lenovo phone S860 worth RM800 from a shop at the mall at 4.47pm on July 11, 2015.

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