A bag snatcher who was pinned down by a Times of Malta photographer last week has been jailed for a year.

Claudio Mallia, 31, of Valletta, admitted to stealing a handbag with cash and an iPhone worth about €420 from a parked car in Triq ix-Xatt, Pieta on Friday at around 5pm.

He also admitted to relapsing. 

Police Inspector Jason Sultana prosecuted.

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