Paying the price for negligence: Salesman Lim (in green) being escorted at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur after pleading guilty to starving his pets to death.
KUALA LUMPUR: A salesman paid a heavy price for neglecting his five pet cats, all of which died from starvation, when the Sessions Court here sentenced him to two years in jail and a RM50,000 fine.
Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali meted out the sentence on Lim Chia Lin, 31, and ordered him to serve a year in prison if he fails to pay the fine following his guilty plea here yesterday.
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