A Somali migrant was yesterday given a suspended jail term after he admitted stealing a handbag from an Italian tourist in Paceville.

Abdirisaq Dahir Diheye snatched Valentina Bottani’s bag as she walked with friends in a large crowd.

Simultaneously, the police received a report that an individual was vandalising cars.

They found the accused and a search yielded an iPhone in his possession.

Ms Bottani identified him as the one who took her bag after he was taken to the police station.

Magistrate Giovanni Grixti sentenced him to one year in jail, suspended for two years.

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