Cell phone thief fined $20,000
A 19-year-old construction worker who robbed a female complainant of her cell phone was fined $20,000 or ordered to serve six months imprisonment in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Charged with simple larceny is Andrew Walker.
The court heard that on the day of the incident, the accused robbed the complainant of an Alcatel cell phone and as he tried to escape was chased by persons. He was later seen by the police and apprehended.
His attorney begged Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey for leniency.
“What caused you to do it?” the magistrate asked.
“I really never want to do it,” he responded.
“I promise, I won’t do it again. I swear, I won’t do it again,” he added. The magistrate then told him, “Yield not to temptation for yielding is sin. If I could sing I would sing it for you.”
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Cell phone thief fined $20,000
