A young joy-rider has pleaded guilty to stealing and crashing a car last July.
21 year-old Tristan Tedesco from Birkirkara appeared before magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech this morning after stealing a Peugeot in Birkirkara on 28 July, driving and then crashing it.
Inspector Elton Taliana charged him with attempted aggravated theft, driving a stolen car and carrying knives in public without a police permit.
Tedesco was also charged with damaging the Peugeot, driving it without insurance, driving dangerously and failing to stop after a traffic accident.
Tedesco was further accused of committing the crimes whilst under a number of suspended sentences, breaching a probation order and relapsing.
The man pleaded guilty to the charges. Lawyer Mark Vassallo requested a presentencing report be drawn up. The court acceded to the request.