KUALA LUMPUR: A 67-year-old man accused of breaking 13 automatic teller machine (ATM) screens at three banks in Jinjang, near here, last week, has been charged in court.
He pleaded not guilty to charges in four Magistrate’s Courts.
According to all the charges, Leong Kuen allegedly committed mischief by breaking 13 ATM screens with a rock between 8am, Feb 16 and 9.44pm, Feb 17, causing losses totalling RM45,183.20 to Maybank, and RM24,257.76 to RHB Bank.
He claimed trial before Magistrates Aina Azahra Arifin, Atiqah Mohamed Saim, Nurul Izzah Hasan Basri and Faezahnoor Hassan, Bernama reported.
Leong is also charged with committing mischief by punching the panel of a cash deposit machine at Maybank Jinjang Selatan, resulting in a loss of RM800 to Maybank at 10pm, Feb 16.
All offences were allegedly committed at several bank premises, namely at Public Bank, Maybank and RHB Bank around Jinjang Utara and Jinjang Selatan in Kepong, under Section 427 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum prison sentence of five years or a fine, or both, if convicted.
For all charges, the four courts allowed the accused to be bailed at RM14,300 with one surety and set April 7 and 20 for re-mention of the case.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutors Hench Goh, Nur Farhana Mohamad Poad, Nurul Farhanah Arul Hisham and Nurainizatul Farhana Zainal, while the accused was not represented by a lawyer.
On Feb 18, it was reported that the police had arrested a man believed to be involved in the act of breaking ATM screens at several bank branches around Jinjang here.
Sentul district police chief ACP Basri Sagoni said the local suspect was arrested at 3.21pm, Feb 18, and police seized a motorcycle, a helmet, clothes and a piece of rock used in the crime.
Last week, a video went viral on social media showing a man breaking the screens of several ATM machines.
