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Supermarket butcher convicted of stealing thousands of euros worth of meat
An employee at a supermarket butcher’s shop has been handed a suspended sentence after he was found guilty of stealing thousands of euros worth of meat
13 May 2021, 11:01am
by Matthew Agius
An employee at a supermarket butcher’s shop has been handed a suspended sentence after he was found guilty of stealing thousands of euros worth of meat.
Mark Anthony Borg, 46, from Ta’ Xbiex, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years after he was convicted of the theft.
Magistrate Josette Demicoli had heard how Borg, whose job it was to deliver meat from the supermarket stores, would drop off boxes of meat at his parent’s house.
A butcher’s assistant who would drop off meat products at his own home midway through a delivery run was given a suspended sentence after the theft was proven on three occasions.
Mark Anthony Borg was targeted by criminal prosecution over allegations dating back to 2012 when suspected foul play surfaced following a trading profit and loss exercise undertaken by the store accountant.
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