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Aug 17, 2011 News
A convict who told the court that he broke and entered the home of Region Six Regional Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha on July 16, 2010, because he was “tired and wanted somewhere to sleep” has been jailed for 18 months by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Andrew Ross, 28, of St John Street, New Amsterdam, who is already serving time in jail on a trafficking in narcotics charge, was accused of breaking into the house situated at Strand and King Streets, New Amsterdam, and stealing one kitchen sink valued $18,000, one toilet bowl valued $10,000 and louvre panes valued $10,000.
According to Prosecutor Corporal Sherlock King, the house, a two-storey wood and concrete structure, although assigned to the Regional Chairman, is unoccupied, since Mustapha resides at another property on the Corentyne.
On the day in question, Ross broke and entered the house and stole the items. The matter was reported, and acting on information the accused was arrested and charged.
Ross initially pleaded not guilty, but subsequently changed his plea after asking the court if he could “plea bargain guilty” and stop waiting the court’s time. He asked the Magistrate for “a lil thing to work into the previous sentence”.
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