Tesco has offered a job to a man caught shoplifting in one of its Malaysian stores after hearing that he stole to feed his three children.
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Man offered a job by store after he stole from them to feed his family
Tesco has offered a job to a man caught shoplifting in one of its Malaysian stores after hearing that he stole to feed his three children
Man offered a job by store after he stole from them to feed his family
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The 31-year-old was caught by security staff stealing food worth the equivalent of about RM27 (2 thousand Naira) at a Tesco branch in Bukit Mertajam in Malaysia.
However after discovering that the man had stolen the food to feed his young son, the Tesco hypermarket decided not to press charges – and offered him a job instead.
‘I had to quit my job as a contract worker after my wife fell into a coma during a birth complication last week,’ said the man, who wishes to remain anonymous.
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He said he was walking to his relative’s house where he was staying after visiting her in the hospital with his two-year-old son when they passed the Tesco.
He explained that they had been walking for over an hour because they did not have enough money for a bus ticket.
“After walking for more than an hour, we went to the food section and I grabbed the pears, apples and a few bottles of drinks”, he said.
He was brought before general manager Radzuan Ma’asan after security caught him in the act, but Mr Ma’asan decided not to call the police.
‘The man’s situation really touched our hearts,’ he said.
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‘We visited his relative’s house. It was so empty and poor.
‘In my 23 years of experience in the retail line, I had never come across thieves who admitted to their crime so easily. He also told us that he was unable to work as he has to look after his three children, aged two to seven.’
Tesco has given him cash to cover his expenses until he can bring in a wage.
The man’s wife has now come out of her coma but the baby did not survive.
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