Man Fined For Mobile Theft And Faces Extortion Charge
By Malai FadleyRizal

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 26-year-old local was fined $800 or a month in jail in default after pleading guilty to stealing a mobile phone.

The Bandar Magistrate's Court yesterday heard from Prosecuting Officer (PO) Christopher Ng that the defendant, Noorazmi bin Sariang @ Lampoh, drove around a retail shop in Kg Salambigar on December 3 when he spotted a teenager together with his friends hanging out by a phone booth near the shop.

The defendant approached the 17-year-old boy and asked to borrow his (boy's) Nokia 6600 mobile phone. The victim said he had no credit left and the defendant offered to recharge the phone using his own credit.

The victim recharged the phone and gave it to the defendant who then used the phone and walked towards his car and drove off. The defendant sold the phone for $250 the next day to - an Indonesian man working at a car wash.

The police managed to retrieve the phone. Meanwhile, Noorazmi also faced a charge in the High Court yesterday. According to the charge, the defendant allegedly committed extortion on a 25-year-old Indonesian man and induced him to give up BND$700, a Nokia 6600 mobile phone and one Easi recharge card.

The charge stated that the defendant "voluntarily caused fear of instant hurt" by pressing a stainless steel flick knife on the victim and had committed robbery. The case will be mentioned again before the High Court on January 11, 2006. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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