Shoplifter fined $25,000 for stealing liquor

SAFRAZ Haniff (no address given) was yesterday fined $25,000 by Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for simple larceny committed on Bounty Supermarket.

The convict pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on October 21 at Bounty Supermarket, Water Street, Georgetown, he stole two bottles of Magnum Tonic Wine and three bottles of Degards wine, valued at $3,010.
Haniff explained to the court that he was shopping with someone who was purchasing the items; when he was finished, he could not locate the person so he stepped just beyond the door, when one of the security guards held him.
The prosecution stated that the security guard saw the defendant take the articles and hid them under his shirt before making his way out.
Based on his explanation, he was convicted for the offence and a failure to pay the fine will result in two weeks imprisonment.

 

 

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