CARL Fraser was yesterday sentenced to one year imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry charged with breaking and entering and larceny.

Fraser (no address given) pleaded guilty to the charge which said, on August 15, he broke into the dwelling house of Paul Young and stole a DVD player and a quantity of DVDs and CDs, all valued $41,000.

Police Sergeant Krishnadat Ramana, prosecuting, told the court that Fraser was charged and convicted two times in the past for offences of a similar nature.

Fraser asked the magistrate for leniency and when she pronounced his sentence, Fraser thanked her and wished her a pleasant day.

Another defendant, Joseph George (no address given), also appeared in the same court, charged with larceny from the person.

He also pleaded guilty to the charge which said, on August 15, he stole from Delon De Guar one cell phone valued $48,000.

George told the court that he recently completed a three-year sentence and after being released, he was unsuccessful at finding a job. He also told the court that he served another 18 months previously.

He claimed that he was not being offered jobs because people knew he was in jail.

When the magistrate asked George why he stole the phone, he responded that he took a chance because he was hungry and needed to feed his children as well.

Magistrate Beharry advised George that there are other things that he can do other than going around stealing people’s belongings.

George was sentenced to nine months imprisonment.