Woman Gold Thief And IDR 30 Million Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison

Wa Ila, a defendant in the crime of theft of gold and cash in the trial/ANTARA/daniel

A woman who was charged with stealing 53 grams of gold and Rp30 million was sentenced to four years in prison and higher than the prosecutor's demands during a trial at the Ambon District Court.

"Declaring that the defendant Wa Ila is legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 362 of the Criminal Code and sentenced the defendant to four years in prison minus the period of detention," said Chief Justice Wilson Shriver as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, September 26.

Terungkap dalam persidangan terdakwa berjanji akan mengembalikan emas dan uang milik korban dalam waktu satu minggu tetapi tidak diralisasikan.

The defendant's actions also caused the victim's child, who was currently studying, to stop.

Then the victim Wa Isa and another witness who saw the defendant's actions at that time also admitted that it was like being hypnotized so that they could not do anything and only realized after the person concerned left the shop.

In the previous trial, Central Maluku Public Prosecutor Ryan Lopulalan asked the panel of judges to declare the defendant legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 362 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

The defendant committed a criminal act of theft a few months ago in the Hitu Market area, Leihitu District (Ambon Island), Central Maluku Regency on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

"At that time the defendant entered the victim's shop and bought two children's clothes, five years old," said the prosecutor.

Then the defendant paid the price of the shirt by handing over Rp100 thousand without taking the money back on the grounds that he wanted to call his brother.

After leaving the shop, the victim only realized that his bag containing 53 grams of gold jewelry and Rp30 million had disappeared.

The victim then chased the defendant by riding a motorcycle taxi until he entered the Ongkolong terminal in Ambon City and saw that his bag was in the defendant's bag.

"In addition, the victim asked the angkot driver who confirmed that the defendant got up from Hitu and just got out of his car at the Ongkolong terminal," explained the prosecutor.