KASSIM Khan (no address given) was sentenced to nine months imprisonment on Friday for a burglary at Roti Plus shop on Sheriff Street, Georgetown.

Before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, he pleaded guilty to the offence, particulars of which said, between September 1 and 2, he broke and entered the place and stole four gallons of paint, eggs and knives, all to a total value of $27,080, property of Mahadeo Boodnauth.
The prisoner told the court that he returned the paint and knives but cooked the eggs.
When the magistrate pronounced sentence, the convict clapped and said he would stop smoking, then thanked her before he was escorted to the lock-ups.