A 60-year-old construction worker was yesterday placed on probation for three years after he admitted to stealing bricks, tiles and iron bars from the construction site of the new Mcast campus in Paola.
Joseph Farrugia, from Birżebbuġa, pleaded guilty to stealing the items on Tuesday and in the preceding months, Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera heard.
He also admitted to handling stolen property.