KOTA BHARU: An unemployed man pleaded guilty in the sessions court here today to a charge of robbing a woman at a grocery store last month.
Fauzan Ali, 31, made the plea before judge Nik Habri Muhamad.
He was charged with robbing the 48-year-old woman, resulting in losses of RM1,000, while armed with a machete at a grocery store in Kampung Belukar Jalan Hospital, Panji, at 11.30pm on March 15.
The charge, framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code read with Section 397 of the same law, provides for up to 14 years’ jail and a fine or whipping upon conviction.
The accused was not allowed bail as he had no identification documents. The court set April 18 for sentencing.
Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Faiz Fitri Mohamad prosecuted while the accused was unrepresented.