BUTTERWORTH: A police lance corporal was charged at the Sessions Court here today with robbing a Myanmar woman of her gold necklace last week.

Muhammad Fitri Suwaidi, 26, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before judge Roslan Hamid.

He was charged with robbing the woman of her gold necklace and intentionally putting her in fear at a house in Jalan Pekan Darat, Permatang Tok Jaya, about 4pm on Oct 16.

The charge was framed under Section 392 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to 14 years and liability to a fine or whipping upon conviction.