Thief jailed

Renald Rotin, 31, was jailed for nine months this morning after he admitted to stealing an Apple iPad from a man's car on Wednesday. Magistrate Giovanni Grixti noted that Mr Rotin, who was also guilty of relapsing, had "a theft career" listed on his...

Renald Rotin, 31, was jailed for nine months this morning after he admitted to stealing an Apple iPad from a man's car on Wednesday.

Magistrate Giovanni Grixti noted that Mr Rotin, who was also guilty of relapsing, had "a theft career" listed on his criminal record.

The magistrate noted that although the value of the iPad was of about €800, such technological gadgets often contained information that was priceless to an individual.

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