A 19-year-old man was today jailed after pleading guilty to damaging a police car with a stone on Monday afternoon.

Frank Schembri admitted to damaging the car which was parked outside Msida police station. He caused €220 in damage to the car and €25 in damage to a car parked behind it.

Magistrate Antonio Vella jailed him for five months and put into effect a four months suspended jail term for a previous conviction.

Police Inspector Jason Sultana prosecuted while lawyer Simon Micallef Stafrace appeared for the man.

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