Brunei courts: Brothers sentenced to jail and get whipping for intruding homes, thefts


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The Brunei Intermediate Court Judge Hajah Hazarena Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Jaya Dato Paduka Haji Abu Hurairah has handed sentences of five years and four months’ jail with two whippings each to a brotherly pair who had broken into homes to commit theft.

Prosecutor Abdul Musawwir Awang Mahli revealed that Md Nurkhairul Fadzillah and Mohammad Hussein Ali Safari trespassed into a house in Jalan Kuala Abang, Kampong Lamunin, Tutong between 7.15am and 5.45pm on September 18 and stole a game console, a TV and a few electronic accessories.

The pair struck another house in Kampong Lamunin, Tutong between 11.30am and 1.30pm on October 12, where they made away with a chainsaw, cash and a black sling bag. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN

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