Man jailed six years for jewellery store hold-up
Photo: Jason Borg
A 43-year-old man from St Paul's Bay has been jailed six years for last Thursday's hold-up on Super Gold Jewellery of Pioneers Road, Bugibba.
Joseph Camilleri stole more than €2,300 worth of jewellery. He also pleaded guilty of holding the salesgirl against her will, of being in possession of a weapon without the necessary police licence and of breaching bail.
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m borg
Oct 14th 2012, 09:24
Seems there are vacancy rooms in prison :)
Charles Muscat
Oct 14th 2012, 08:00
A very good message to others.
Mr CHARLIE BORG
Oct 14th 2012, 01:54
For sure the judge has done a good job.
James Dewar
Oct 13th 2012, 19:33
Gosh that was quick! I was expecting to read that this was in respect opf a robbery some five or six years ago not this very recent one! Swift justice for a change!!!
Ronnie Callus
Oct 13th 2012, 18:50
Thats the way to go with these criminals.
Schembri Ray
Oct 13th 2012, 17:57
Hope other cases in the future will be solved, and justice will be done in short time like this time. Thumbs up for all.
J. Debono
Oct 13th 2012, 17:44
This was fast - prosit.
The reason - the man pleaded guilty.
I would give double the jail term for those people who do not plead guilty even though they are.
Thumbs up to all the police for their fast work, and even to the justice.
David Buttigieg
Oct 13th 2012, 18:39
You cannot do that!
The law is the law is the law!
You cannot penalize someone for pleading not guilty! Presumption of innocence is a fundamental human right, and one should not be intimidated against using it!
mark johnson
Oct 13th 2012, 20:21
I agree. You only double the sentence if found guilty by a trial jury.
J. Vella
Oct 13th 2012, 17:40
A very well dont to the District police, and the CID who helped in the investigation. A big well done to everyone involved and even to the courts!
Anthony Dimech
Oct 13th 2012, 17:30
Proud to be protected by these Protectors!!! Good job!
pat muscat
Oct 13th 2012, 17:20
Well done; prosit lit-team kollu.
T Mifsud
Oct 13th 2012, 17:11
Well done!!
Dennis Zammit
Oct 13th 2012, 16:47
WOW
That's fast.
Well done to all.
Pierre Micallef-Grimaud
Oct 13th 2012, 16:40
Well done to all those officers involved in the investigation.
Kurt Magro
Oct 13th 2012, 16:34
We Should be proud of our Police ! Thank you again..
JJ Agius
Oct 13th 2012, 16:52
99% of our police are 100% dedicated.Nothing is 100% i life.Well done Men in Blue keep us safe!Cannot be more proud!
J.J.
Peter Murray
Oct 13th 2012, 16:18
Well done to the Police but wasn't it reported that the thief was a British man?Also why can cases like this be resolved so quickly yet it takes a great many years for other cases to be brought to court?
GL Calleja
Oct 13th 2012, 16:55
Some people get convicted and sentenced to go to prison and yet they are allowed to stay on the outside because their appeal is still pending. That appeal might be pending for the next twenty years. Maybe this man can receive the same courtesy? NOT.
Toni Borg
Oct 13th 2012, 16:15
That was quick!
Well done to all, except the guy that ended up in prison obviously!
Paul Micallef
Oct 13th 2012, 16:05
THAT WAS FAST.
paul camilleri
Oct 13th 2012, 16:05
Well done to our police force on a quick and efficient capture of this criminal six years is not enough though maybe 10 years would make him think twice when he gets out again
Frans van Avendonk
Oct 13th 2012, 16:01
well done to the Police and the Courts, hope he will learn his lesson.
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