LABOURER Wizam Khan, from Hill Foot, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, appeared yesterday before City Magistrate Ann McLennan on a break-and-enter and larceny charge.

He was sentenced to 50 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge, which detailed that on December 3 at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, he broke and entered the dwelling house of Alli Khan and stole therefrom a quantity of gold and diamond jewellery valued at $1.8M, and $20,000 cash, to a total value of $1.82M.

Police Prosecutor, Dinero Jones told the court that the defendant and the virtual complainant (VC) are known to each other, and that the defendant would go to the VC’s house to do chores. On the day in question, the defendant went to the VC’s house to do chores, and was given food.

Before he left, the VC secured his home, leaving there the articles mentioned and the defendant doing work at his residence. Upon his return, Wizam Khan was nowhere to be found; but, entering his home, he noticed the articles missing, and that louvre panes of a window had been broken.

He subsequently reported the matter to the police; and upon conducting their investigations, the police arrested the defendant, who admitted to the offence when confronted with information that his finger print had been found on the window.

The defendant then took the police to various places where he had sold the jewellery, and some of the articles were recovered.

(Clestine Juan)