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KUALA LUMPUR, JULY 2026 — A lorry attendant was sentenced to 38 months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to abducting a Form Two student outside her school in Padang Serai.
The accused, M Shyrichs, 39, entered the guilty plea after the charge was read before Magistrate Nur Hamizah Mat Shah.
According to the charge, he abducted the 14-year-old girl from the lawful custody of her mother outside Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato Lela Pahlawan in Padang Serai at approximately 6.30pm on July 23, 2026.
He was charged under Section 361 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 363 of the same law, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison and a fine upon conviction.
The accused also pleaded guilty to a second charge of intentionally causing injury to the student at the same place, date and time.
The second offence was brought under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to one year, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.
During mitigation, his lawyer from the National Legal Aid Foundation, V Nyanasegaran, appealed for a lighter sentence.
The defence told the court that the accused worked as a lorry attendant, was unmarried and depended on daily wages for his income.
The lawyer also argued that the guilty plea had saved the court’s time and claimed that the offence was committed while the accused was under pressure due to circumstances involving another individual.
The defence requested that the sentences for both charges run concurrently and begin from the date of his arrest on July 23.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Ain Fadilla Mohamad Fauzi, however, urged the court to impose a proportionate punishment that would serve as a lesson to the accused, given the seriousness of the offences and their public-interest implications.
The court subsequently sentenced him to 38 months in prison for the abduction and five months for intentionally causing injury.
Both prison terms were ordered to run concurrently from the date of his arrest, meaning the effective sentence is 38 months.
The case has drawn public attention because it involved a school student who was taken from outside an educational institution, an area where children are expected to be protected.
The conviction also highlights the serious legal consequences of removing a minor from the lawful custody of a parent or guardian and deliberately causing harm to the victim.
