A drug addict was yesterday jailed for four years and six months after admitting to 14 counts of theft.
Oivend Xuereb, 26, of Floriana had pleaded guilty on his arraignment last week but retracted his guilty plea when his lawyer realised the jail term he was bargaining for was too low for the magistrate to accept.
During the first sitting yesterday, Mr Xuereb told Magistrate Neville Camilleri he did not need a lawyer and decided to admit to the thefts, that occurred over the last three months.
After being given time to reflect before confirming his guilty plea, as is normal procedure, Mr Xuereb was jailed.