Twin Brothers Fined, Sister-In-Law Jailed For Stealing Purse From Patient
By Rol Ezam & Malai FadleyRizal

Bandar Seri Begawan - A pair of twin brothers were fined while their sister-in-law was jailed after they all pleaded guilty to theft before the Bandar Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Rosinah bte Awg Othman admitted to stealing a purse from a patient at Ward 7 in RIPAS Hospital sometime around 10pm on April 6, last year.

The purse reportedly contained identity cards, a bank ATM card, and keys. The twin brothers, Hardani bin Awg Kifli and Mardani bin Awg Kifli each face a fine of B$2,400 or eight months' jail in default.

Rosinah and the twins admitted to four counts of stealing money from the patient through her personal bank account from an ATM Kiosk in the capital on April 7, 2005.

DPP Christopher Ng told the court that Rosinah surveyed the hospital ward first and stole the purse while the victim was sleeping and fled the scene with Mardani who had been waiting in a getaway vehicle.

They had a discussion among themselves on how to use the ATM card and later decided to find Hardani and arrange to meet up with him so he could help them with their scheme, the court was told.

At about 11.30pm, they met up at the Kianggeh riverbank and proceeded to the bank ATM Kiosk. All the defendants, except Mardani who waited in the vehicle, went to the Kiosk and managed to figure out the ATM pin number of the victim by punching in the first four numbers of the victim's identity card number, the court heard.

They made three withdrawals of $500 cash and one withdrawal of $200. The victim only realised that her purse was missing when she woke up at 2am on April 7, 2005, and reported the case at lam. Rosinah has a previous conviction while the twins are first offenders. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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