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Cell phone thief gets three years
After being caught red-handed with a stolen cellular phone in his possession, Kevin Rodney was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman.
The defendant, a labourer, pleaded guilty when he faced Magistrate Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Rodney had robbed Alvin Sukdeo of a cellular phone.
Rodney of Lot 6 ‘A’ Water Street Georgetown told the court that he regretted his action.
“Your honour I would just like to apologize to the young man. I wasn’t myself recently and is just last December I come out from jail. I real sorry. I hope he accepts my humble apology”.
Prosecutor Vishnu Hunte told the court that the complainant was a passenger of a minibus that was in the vicinity of Alexander and Regent Streets, when Rodney came up on a pedal cycle and snatched his cell phone out of his hands.
The defendant escaped on the bicycle but was later arrested. The stolen article was recovered in his possession.
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