Womn gets son arrested for theft

FED up with her son's habit of stealing batik sarongs from her shop, a mother sought a neighbour's help to nab and hand him to the police.

State CID chief ACP Mohd Hazam Abdul Halim said the latest stealing incident happened three days ago while the 59-year-old woman and her husand went to the village mosque at about 9.15am.

"When they returned to their shop abut an hour later, they saw their unemployed 34-year-old son stealing seven pieces of batik sarong from the display cabinet. before fleeing," he said in Kuala Terengganu yesterday.

Mohd Hazam said the couple then sought the help of a neighbour who managed to arrest an hand him to the police at about 11.45am the same day.

"The man had been stealing batik sarongs from his mother several times.

"After stealing them, he would disappear for a few days," he added.

The man is now remanded at the Marang district police headquarters for investigation.-Bernama

Source: Malay Mail newspaper