KUCHING: A teenage boy has been sentenced to three years at Henry Gurney School by the Magistrates’ Court for damaging the glass of a door and the rear windscreen of his father’s car after not receiving the money he requested.
Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan imposed the sentence on the 15-year-old after considering a moral report from the Social Welfare Department today (Nov 30).
The teenager was charged under Section 426 of the Penal Code for committing mischief on his 52-year-old father’s property at their residence in Green Road here around 10.30pm on Oct 25.
If convicted, the teenager could face a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both.
The boy’s actions involved damaging the main glass door of the house using an iron rod and breaking the car’s windscreen with a meat cleaver. The father, unable to control his son’s behaviour, filed a police report, leading to the teenager’s arrest on Oct 27.
The teenager admitted to the offense, explaining that he was not given money he had requested to buy food as he was hungry. Additionally, during the investigation, the boy tested positive for drugs.
Insp Merylene Lindan Andrew Mang prosecuted the case while the boy was unrepresented by legal counsel.
