Man who stole to get brother’s attention sentenced

A man was on Friday brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with breaking and entering a storage bond belonging to his brother and making off with a number of items.
Joseph Smith, 28, of East Bank Demerara (EBD) pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
It is alleged that between October 8 and 9, 2016, at Mocha, EBD, he broke and entered the storage bond of Andrew Dowling, making off with one generator, one pressure washer and one television, a total value of 0,000.
The Prosecution told the court that on the day of the incident, Dowling secured his premises at around 18:30h, however, the following day he returned to the Lot 50 Nelson Street, Mocha, storeroom and noticed that the lock was broken and the above mentioned items missing.
A report was made to the Providence Police Station and an investigation was carried out. The defendant was found to be in possession of the articles. He was arrested and charged with the offence.
The defendant told Magistrate McLennan that he stole the articles to get his brother’s attention and added that he needed a job but his brother refused to give one to him. He apologised for his actions, stating that he would never “do this again”.
The defendant will face eight weeks community service or a default of six months imprisonment.