A heroin victim who stole gas cylinders to finance his habit was this morning granted bail against a personal guarantee of €2,000 pending judgement.,
The man, Roderick Zahra, 27, of Għaxaq, pleaded guilty to stealing 23 gas cylinders, worth €734, from in front of houses between September 17 and October 18.
Police Inspector Anthony Portelli , who was prosecuting, told the court that the accused should be given the chance to repay society for the damage he caused.
He agreed with defence counsel Joe Giglio that a pre-sentencing report is required.