THREE residents from Mahdia on Thursday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, jointly charged with simple larceny.Chis Albert, 20; Affea Angel, 20 and Alex Gilks, 18, all miners by profession from Seven Mile, Mahdia pleaded not guilty.

It is alleged that between January 8 and January 9, 2017 at Seven Miles, Mahdia they stole one All-terrain vehicle (ATV), valued $3.6M, property of Joseph DaSantos.

According to police prosecutor, Inspector Neville Jeffers on January 8, 2017, DaSantos parked the ATV in front of his home and retired bed.

The next morning, the ATV was missing and he made a report to the police, who later found it in a clump of bushes. The three suspects were arrested and they allegedly admitted to stealing the ATV.

The Prosecutor did not object to bail and the men were released on $50,000 each by the Chief Magistrate. The matter was transferred to the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court for January 18, 2017.