A NORTH West District farmer was sentenced Wednesday to three years imprisonment on two charges of break and enter.

Keon Brown, 33, of Matthews Ridge in the North West District pleaded guilty to the charges before Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Particulars of the offences said that last Sunday, at Broomes Estate, Mabaruma, he broke and entered the dwelling house of Dulan Mentis and stole one black Panasonic digital tablet, two pairs of American Eagle slippers, a shaving machine, play station, power cord and an RCA cord, totalling $100,000 in value.
The second charge said that between last Saturday and Sunday at Kumaka Waterfront, Mabaruma, in the North West District, he broke and entered the shop of Ramroop Naipaul and stole a quantity of foodstuff valued $64,500 and lube oil costing $ 20,000, totalling $84,500 in value.
According to the prosecution’s facts, Mentis locked his house at 22:00hrs and left to sell food at the Kumaka Waterfront, and upon his return he discovered that his home had been broken into and the said articles missing. The matter was reported to the police, and an investigation was carried out. The police, acting on information, arrested the defendant who admitted to the crime and was charged.
Additionally, Naipaul had secured his shop last Saturday at 22:00 hrs and returned to his residence some distance away but on Sunday he observed his shop door broken and the said articles missing. The matter was reported to the police and an investigation was carried out. The police acting on information again arrested the defendant who admitted to the crime. The articles were recovered and Brown was charged.
However, the defendant told the court that his friend who had stayed with him had lodged the stolen articles in his yard and he had contacted the police to return it, and he does not indulge in such actions.
The prosecution objected to bail and noted that the accused had been convicted in Linden three years ago for a similar offence.
Subsequently, Brown was sentenced to three years imprisonment on both charges and the items are to be returned to the virtual complainants.