GEORGE TOWN: The man who stole the Reclining Buddha statue said he was repentant and would hold a special prayer at the temple to ask for forgiveness. Lawyer R. Puran told the court that his client wants to hold the special prayer soon. He has no prior conviction,” Puran told a magistrate’s court here yesterday. It was reported that the white marble statue has been in the temple for more than 90 years and is estimated to be worth more than RM10,000. A man and a woman were captured on a security camera stealing the foot-long statue on Dec 11, but the statue’s disappearance was only detected last Wednesday.

Source: The Star December 26, 2017 21:11 UTC