Asthmatic heart patient gets two years' jail, fine and caning for stealing mosque donation boxes

MELAKA: A chronic asthma and heart patient was sentenced to two years' jail by the Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh here after the 34-year-old pleaded guilty to six counts of stealing donation boxes at mosques and a madrasah as well as a mobile phone.

Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni also ordered Mohd Ridzuan Zamri to be given one stroke of the rotan when meting out the sentence on Friday (Aug 23).