32 year-old Eman Ebejer from Kirkop today was jailed for 20 months after admitting to stealing items from construction sites in his hometown.
Ebejer pleaded guilty to multiple charges of aggravated theft covering the period between March 20 and April 3 when he was arraigned before magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera this morning.
Police Inspectors Fabian Fleri and Lydon Zammit told the court that the accused had been stealing tools left by workmen at the construction sites.
He had also attempted another theft from a residence in triq San Leonardu but had been prevented from doing so, said the inspectors.
Ebejer was also charged with relapsing and breaching the terms of a conditional discharge that he had been handed in 2016.
The court, in view of the man’s admission of guilt, found him guilty and sentenced him to imprisonment for 20 months.
Lawyer Ishmael Psaila was defence counsel.