'I’m tired, I need help,' man accused of 10 thefts tells court
A man with an acute drug problem told a court on Tuesday that he was "tired and wanted help” after pleading guilty to a raft of charges stemming from a week-long spate of vehicle thefts.
James Alexander Casha, 50, from Siġġiewi, stood in the dock on Tuesday afternoon alongside his accomplice in the last failed theft, Claire Satariano, 46, from Zebbuġ after the duo were caught trying to break into a parked vehicle on Sunday evening.
Police patrolling the area of Karmenu Micallef Buhagiar Street, Żebbuġ at around 9pm, spotted the suspects who were arrested on site.
Upon their arraignment, Casha was separately charged over 10 instances of theft or attempted theft from cars including a Toyota Passo, a Toyota Yaris, a Hyundai Excel, a Mitsubishi, a Toyota Vitz, a Toyota Hilux, a Fiat Punto, a Toyota Ist, a Volkswagen Golf and a Mazda.
A Suzuki was targeted in Sunday’s attempt.
Various amounts of cash were stolen as well as other items, including an external hard drive, two pendrives, two mobile phones, four boxes of tools and a power bank.
Casha was also charged with various instances of wilful damage to third-party property as well as recidivism and breaching a suspended sentence...