A lorry driver was sentenced to one month's jail by the Magistrate's Court in Kuala Lumpur today after he pleaded guilty to stealing three packets of Milo worth RM53.55 in a supermarket yesterday.

Magistrate Nur Azura Murah ordered the sentence on Hashanizam Husain, 34, to begin from the date of arrest, June 23.

Hashanizam was convicted for committing the offence in a supermarket in Jalan Sungai Besi in Kuala Lumpur at 8pm, under Section 380 of the Penal Code which carries a jail sentence of not more than 10 years and a fine.

According to the police report, the accused, who was a single parent, had taken the items without paying for them before being chased by a guard while trying to escape.

However Hashanizam was injured in the face when he was rammed by a car while trying to escape and was later arrested by the police.

Prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Ravindran Selvaraj.

In another Magistrate's Court, a trader was jailed six months for causing hurt on another man, Puvanesvaran Kuppusamy, 24, last Jan 9 by using a stick.

Magistrate Ashraf Rezal Abdul Manan ordered that the sentence on S Ravichandran Sinnawasagam, 28, would begin today.

- Bernama