Driver who robbed to pay off loan shark debts pleads guilty


MELAKA: A 29-year-old e-hailing driver who reportedly resorted to crime to pay off his girlfriend's debts has pleaded guilty to robbing and injuring a senior citizen here.

Melvin Yen Wei Shern, 29, admitted to the offences when the charges were read to him before Sessions judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah in Ayer Keroh on Friday (May 30).

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