Son of Theft Victim Appeals to Teen Who Allegedly Stole Phone at Port Dickson Surau to Return It

The son of a victim whose belongings were stolen at a surau in Lukut, Port Dickson yesterday (14 March) has appealed for the teenage boy who took his father’s mobile phone to be guided towards repentance and to return the stolen item.

Uthman Affan Mohd Mohidin, 26, said the mobile phone contains highly important information belonging to his father, particularly customer details related to his clothing and sports goods business, including receipts.

“I also hope the teenager will admit his mistake and return the phone. For now, we have not lodged a police report and are still hoping that the teenager will repent and realise that taking someone else’s belongings is wrong,” he told Kosmo!.

Caught on CCTV

According to Uthman Affan, his father only realised the phone was missing at about 2:40 PM after returning home from performing prayers at the neighbourhood surau.

“My father rarely brings his phone to the surau, so he searched for it at home until about 2:40 PM. He then returned to the surau to look for it, and the surau caretaker informed him that he had placed the phone on the table at the back prayer row,” he added.

However, upon checking the table, the phone was no longer there. His father then reviewed closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and discovered the theft.

A one-minute-and-48-second CCTV recording showed a teenage boy, believed not to be a resident of the housing area, taking the mobile phone that had been placed near the table at the back prayer row of the surau.