KUCHING: A local man was fined RM500, in default one month in prison, for stealing canned food and sauces from a supermarket last week.
Phil Stephen, 46, from Batu Kawa, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali to a charge of theft framed under Section 380 of the Penal Code.
He committed the offence at a supermarket in a shopping mall at Jalan Simpang Tiga at 1.38pm on Sept 4.
According to the case facts, a security guard noticed the man acting suspiciously as he exited the premises.
Together with a colleague, the guard detained him and inspected his sling bag, which contained seven stolen items consisting of canned food and sauces.
Phil was later handed over to police, and a CCTV footage confirmed his act of stealing, besides him failing to produce any proof of payment.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Chuah Kai Sheng prosecuted, while the man was unrepresented by counsel.
