00:00A former cook pleaded not guilty in the Shah Alam Magistrates Court on Wednesday to a charge
00:07of stealing a luxury Rolex Oyster watch worth R67,000 from a shop selling branded goods
00:14last month.
00:1544-year-old Safaruddin Bacho was accused of committing the offence at the shop in Jalan
00:20SS 16 Stroke 1 in Subang Jaya at 10.40am on November 23.
00:26The charge under Section 380 of the Penal Code provides a maximum prison sentence of
00:3210 years and a fine upon conviction.
00:36Magistrate Mohammad Shafiq Sulaiman allowed bail of R4,000 with one surety and set February
00:4314 for mention.
00:45According to news reports, the thief had posed as a customer at the shop.
00:50He claimed to have made an appointment and asked several questions about the items in
00:54the store.
00:56The man then said that he needed to fetch his employer who was waiting downstairs but
01:00did not return.
01:02The staff realised the watch was missing several hours later and lodged a police report.
01:08Police arrested the alleged thief at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur on November 29.
01:14It was revealed that he had sold the stolen watch for R25,000 to a branded goods buy and
01:21sell outlet in the city.
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