KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man, who torched a woman's Toyota Vios car in April, was sentenced to six years' jail today.
Sessions Court judge Norina Zainol Abidin meted out the sentence on T. Gunasegaran,39, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of committing mischief.
She ordered him to serve the sentence from today.
Gunasegaran had committed mischief by intending to cause damage to the Toyota Vios valued at RM43,000 which belonged to the woman, 37.
He committed the offence in front of Blok F, Pinggiran Bukit Jalil, at 3.40pm on April 11.
Deputy public prosecutor Ngoh Jess Lynn urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence because the offence was serious and had incurred losses.
However, Gunasegaran, who was unrepresented, asked for a light sentence as he was supporting his sickly mother.