Mario Campolo was this morning jailed for 13 months after he was found guilty of stealing €25 from All Souls Chapel in Tarxien.

He was found guilty of committing the crime while under probation and of relapsing.

He was found not guilty of stealing from the Tarxien parish.

In handing down judgement, Magistrate Tonio Micallef Trigona pointed out that it was not acceptable for one to commit a crime when he had been given the chance to reform.

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