Two jobless women who stole a tablet computer and an undisclosed amount of cash from a car parked in Sta Venera were handed a suspended sentence upon admitting the theft in court on Tuesday.

Miriam Azzopardi, 40, from St Paul’s Bay and Rosette Borg, 40, from Birzebbuġa, were arraigned on the strength of CCTV footage. 

Prosecuting inspectors Robert Vella and Matthew Galea explained how the images showed the women in the act of stealing the Samsung tablet and the cash from a parked Peugeot.

Magistrate Neville Camilleri condemned them each to an 18-month jail term suspended for three years, after taking note of their early guilty plea, their cooperation with investigators and their relatively clean criminal record. 

Lawyers Edward Gatt and Ishmael Psaila were counsel to Ms Azzopardi.

Lawyers Franco Debono and Marion Camilleri were counsel to Ms Borg.

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