Hard time for hard shells: Former pet shop worker jailed for CBT over sale of six tortoises


KUALA LUMPUR: A former exotic pet shop assistant was jailed for one year with two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to criminal breach of trust (CBT) for involving more than RM70,000 over the sale of six tortoises.

Sessions Court judge Hamidah Mohamed Deril handed down the sentence on Muhammad Amirul Arsyad Ahmad Nor Hishamuddin, 25, to be served from the date of arrest, which was last Oct 21.

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