Darryl Borg, the man locked behind bars for three days after having been accused of a hold-up he did not commit, has recounted how he was driven to the brink of despair.
Never having set foot in prison, albeit convicted for minor possession of drugs and a fight when he was 16, Mr Borg, now 27, said he could not grasp what was happening to him.
The theft had been investigated by both the Criminal Investigation Department and the district police and, for reasons the Police Board is in the process of establishing, each branch arrested a suspect and arraigned them.
Mr Borg said CID officers told him they had crystal clear photographic evidence showing it was him who committed the crime. They advised him that he had better admit to the charges to secure a reduced punishment.
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