A Macedonian couple who stole an iPhone from a shop were yesterday given suspended jail terms and are expected to be deported today.

Miroslav Karafiloski, 29, and Kristina Kusleska, 25, who both lived in Sliema, admitted, through an interpreter, to taking the phone last Friday from the Wella shop in Gżira.

Police Inspector Jason Sultana said the couple were caught on CCTV.

Magistrate Neville Camilleri handed down a one-year jail term suspended for two years after noting their clean police records and the fact that they cooperated.

They will be deported after it was noticed that they had expired visas.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.