KUALA LUMPUR: Two local men, aged 26 and 38 years old, respectively, were arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery from a woman at Mesra Villa, Taman Pandan Mesra here, on Feb 10.
Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the first suspect was detained at 6.30pm on Feb 12 in Taman Pandan Mesra and questioning the unemployed man led to the arrest of the second suspect in Sungai Buloh, Selangor on Feb 14 at 8.45 pm.
He said the first suspect is related to the 56-year-old victim, while the second suspect, a cook, acted as the buyer of the stolen jewellery.
ACP Mohd Azam said the woman realised a gold bracelet was missing from a cupboard in her bedroom on Feb 11 at 3.30am and later found a gold necklace replaced with a fake gold chain with an estimated loss of about RM30,000, he said in a statement Sunday (Feb 18).
He said the first suspect was remanded for seven days from Feb 13, while the second suspect was remanded for three days until Saturday (Feb 17) and the case is being investigated under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft. - Bernama
