A man who took a licence disc from what later turned out to be a stolen car admitted to the crime and to breaching bail conditions.

Stephen Borg, 36, an electrician from Birkirkara, took the licence disc from a Mercedes Benz parked in Valletta Road, Qormi, on Saturday. The car has since disappeared and the police are looking for it.

Mr Borg took the licence because he did not have insurance or a disc for his BMW.

He pleaded guilty to stealing the disc, handling stolen property, driving without a licence or insurance and breaching the bail conditions imposed in separate proceedings.

Magistrate Antonio Micallef Trigona put off the case for judgment and granted him bail against a personal guarantee of €2,000.

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