3 Smartphone Salesmen Fined For Beating Alleged Plaza Low Yat Thief
Details Published on Monday, 10 August 2015 14:11
FilePic: NSTKUALA LUMPUR: Three smartphone salesmen were each fined RM1,800 for beating up a man whose alleged smartphone-theft triggered a riot at Plaza Low Yat last month.Low Leong Seng, 28, Eric Chon Weng, 23, and Soo Weng Hing were sentenced by the magistrate's court today when they pleaded guilty to injuring Shahrul Anuar Abdul Aziz at the mall at Bukit Bintang around 4.47pm on July 11.
Magistrate Muhamad Faizal Ismail ordered each of the three accused to serve two months if they fail to pay the fine.
The trio were unrepresented while prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor N. Joy Jothi.
On July 11, the alleged theft incited a riot outside the same mall, which led to the arrests of 19 people.
On July 14, jobless Shahrul, 22, was charged with stealing a black-coloured Lenovo S860 smartphone from IT shop Techasia Boutique at the mall around 4.47pm on the same day. He claimed trial.
- NST
