'Career criminals' jailed

Two men were yesterday each jailed for two years for burgling a mini market after a magistrate noted that they had both opted to pursue a "career in criminality" despite the several opportunities given to them by the court to change their ways. Charles...

Two men were yesterday each jailed for two years for burgling a mini market after a magistrate noted that they had both opted to pursue a "career in criminality" despite the several opportunities given to them by the court to change their ways.

Charles Mangion, 26, of Fgura, and Charlot Aquilina, 23, of Zejtun, pleaded guilty to stealing more than Lm100 cash from Shameria Mini Market in Zejtun to the detriment of Morris Sultana and causing less than Lm50 damage at the mini market on May 22, 2001, at about 3 p.m.

Magistrate Abigail Lofaro noted that Mangion's criminal record was 11 pages long and listed no less than 14 convictions, while Aquilina had a four-page criminal record listing six convictions.

Yet, the two men had not shown the will to change their ways and for this reason the magistrate felt that imprisonment was the only solution.

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