Linden man remanded for larceny

Magistrate Clive Nurse on Wednesday remanded a Lindener to prison after he pleaded guilty to the offence of break and enter and larceny.
Michael Samuels, 18, appeared at the Linden Magistrate’s Court where the charge was read to him.
According to prosecution’s case, on Monday 5 December he broke and entered the home of Ron Inniss at West Watooka, Wismar, Linden, and stole an Xbox 360 CD valued ,000, a screw driver set valued ,000 and ,000 in cash.
The court heard that Innis returned home to discover the articles missing; Samuels was later discovered with the items in his possession. Innis told the court that while the articles were found, the cash was still missing.
When asked by Magistrate Nurse whether he wished to have the matter tried at the Linden Magistrates Court or the High Court, Samuels chose the former.
He further told Magistrate Nurse that he had no parents since they died when he was younger. In a string of conflicting reports, he said that he has been living by himself since he was 12, then changed his story and said that he is presently living with his sister.
A probation report has been ordered by Magistrate Nurse. Samuels will return to court on December 21.