A 49-year-old labourer of Lot 106 Silvertown, Wismar, Linden was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a break and enter and larceny charge. Collin Batson pleaded guilty to the charge that said between October 13 and 31 at Omai Backdam, he broke and entered the storage bond of K & B Mining Company and stole a quantity of items which included one chain saw, one weeding machine, one radiator, one Yamaha engine, 24 bearings and a quantity of medical supplies, together totalling $997,500, property of Omkar Persaud.
The unrepresented man told the court that he did not steal all the articles mentioned in the charge, but only some of them to meet his payments.
He first told the court that he operates an excavator and had injured his head; after he told the general manager(GM) about his situation, he was told to have a check with a doctor.
He later told the court that the articles mentioned in the charge were missing and he was accused of stealing it and beaten by the security guard. He added that after that he stole some of the items mentioned to get money to see a doctor.
Police Prosecutor Michael Grant told the court that the gas tank, some medical supplies and the Yamaha power engine were recovered.