Scrap metal collector fined RM250 for jumping onto LRT tracks


KUALA LUMPUR: A scrap metal collector has been fined RM250 by the Magistrate's Court here after pleading guilty to trespassing by jumping onto the Light Rail Transit (LRT) tracks.

Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin meted out the fine, in default three weeks in jail, on 43-year-old Wong Han Chuan on Monday (Jan 20).

He was charged with committing the act at the Chan Sow Lin LRT Station, Wangsa Maju here at 3.35pm on Sunday (Jan 19).

The charge, under Section 62 of the Railway Act 1991, provides a fine of up to RM500 upon conviction.

During mitigation, lawyer Simret Singh from the National Legal Aid Foundation, representing Wong, said his client is still single, has no fixed income and collects scrap metal for recycling.

The prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Hench Goh. – Bernama

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