Two brothers who looked worse for wear were yesterday jailed for a total of 14 months after stealing construction equipment from a building site on Tal-Barrani Road, in the limits of Zejtun.
Carmelo, 31, and Benedetto Bonnici, 28, admitted to stealing the equipment on Sunday at about noon.
A construction worker spotted the two men walking away with scaffolding pipes and he decided to follow them. Losing sight of them shortly afterwards, the worker called the police and a search was launched. The two were caught some time later in the vicinity.
Benedetto Bonnici was jailed for five months after Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera took into consideration the fact that he is a relapser. She jailed his elder brother for nine months after the court examined his criminal record, which she described as a book.
Police Inspector Alexander Grech prosecuted. Legal aid lawyer Renzo Porsella Flores appeared for the two brothers.