KOTA KINABALU, April 24 -- A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 15 months' jail and fined RM2,000 or three months' jail by the Magistrate's Court here for stealing a car under the pretext of buying it.

Aedan Dylan John pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to stealing a Perodua Kenari EZ (Auto) from one Soong Che Wai, at about 1.30pm on March 30, this year, at a taxi parking area of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

The charge under Section 379A of the Penal Code carries a jail term of between one and seven years and a fine, on conviction.

The court heard from the prosecution that Aedan had contacted the owner via WhatsApp after seeing an advertisement for a Perodua Kenari listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace for RM9...