3 months jail for stealing bicycle, car battery
A 38-year-old Labourer opted to spend the next three months behind bars after he could not afford to pay a $50,000 fine.
Troy Joseph of Sophia, Georgetown appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he admitted that on April 28 at Lamaha Gardens, he stole a bicycle valued $13,000 and a car battery valued $35,000, the property of Joseph Innis.
The man explained to the court that he was charged with similar offences before.
Magistrate Fabayo Azore fined Joseph $50,000 or serve default three months imprisonment, however, the man explained that he has no money to pay the fine and would rather serve his sentence.
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