KUALA LUMPUR :A fruit seller pleaded guilty to robbing a a convenience store of four boxes of Winston cigarettes while armed with a parang in February.
Muhammad Aznill Abd Kadim, 35, received a three-year prison sentence starting from his arrest date on March 28. He was also ordered to receive one lash of the cane.
According to the charge sheet, Muhammad Aznill and an accomplice who remains at large robbed the shop of four boxes of Winston cigarettes valued at RM63.60 while armed with a parang.
The incident had taken place at a convenience store in Jalan Sentul at 5.20am on Feb 28.
During the proceedings, the accused expressed remorse and appealed for leniency, stating his desire to reform and become a responsible son to his parents.
"I want to turn my life around and be a better person," he said.
However, deputy public prosecutor Nidzuwan Abd Latip urged the court to impose a fitting punishment to serve as a lesson.