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A man who stole a mobile phone on Thursday morning, merely days after being placed under probation has been jailed for six months. 
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Three men ended up in court on Thursday pleading not guilty to their involvement in a violent street fight at Ħamrun on Tuesday night, in which a fourth man was grievously injured and robbed of his mobile phones.
Marwan Alshamari, 27, and Alhasan Taha, 23, both Syrian-born, living at Ħamrun and Santa Venera respectively, were arraigned first, jointly charged with aggravated theft and holding their alleged victim against his will during the violent incident that broke out at 11pm in Triq Ġużè Pace.
Alshamari was separately charged with grievously injuring the victim without intending to kill or place his life in manifest danger.
A man who admitted to robbing an elderly shopkeeper of a small amount of cash in an armed holdup on Good Friday was remanded in custody upon his arraignment on Monday.
Rosario Costa, a 38-year old Sicilian living at Marsascala, was tracked down by police through footage shot by a CCTV system installed at the Marsascala self-service store.
The 70-year old shopkeeper put up some resistance when the intruder held him at knifepoint at 8pm.
The victim was injured in the ensuing struggle and his injuries were later certified as grievous by a doctor at the Paola health centre.
The suspect thief was escorted to court on Monday, pleading guilty to aggravated theft, holding his victim against his will, grievously injuring him, unlicensed possession of a knife as well as relapsing.
Burglar caught on webcam, jailed for three years
A man has been jailed for three years after he was found guilty of stealing thousands of euros worth of jewellery and cash from a residence in Marsaxlokk whilst its owners were abroad
12 March 2021, 12:27pm
by Matthew Agius
Gurgenidze was also convicted of dangerous driving after leading police on a car chase.
Despite the sentence, the Georgian is expected to be released from prison soon, due to the deduction from his sentence of time spent in preventive custody.
Last June, the 24-year-old had been spotted by police performing an illegal U-turn in Marsa and driving through a red light. Police had followed the car until it was stopped in Santa Venera. A search of the vehicle returned cash including foreign currency, a bag of designer clothing and perfume.