{"id":3379,"date":"2010-02-03T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2010-02-03T16:04:35","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T22:04:35","slug":"canefield-man-charged-with-theft-claims-he-borrowed-items-from-complainant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/canefield-man-charged-with-theft-claims-he-borrowed-items-from-complainant\/","title":{"rendered":"Canefield man charged with theft claims he borrowed items from complainant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Scales-Gavel-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1736\" title=\"Scales &amp; Gavel 1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Scales-Gavel-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Scales-Gavel-11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Scales-Gavel-11-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A Canefield man, remanded for theft, told Magistrate Ossie Lewis that he was not guilty of the crime since he had actually borrowed the items from the complainant.<\/p>\n<p>Mervin Christopher allegedly stole $489 worth of text books, a bottle of cream valued at $6.95 and a pair of scissors valued at $7 from complainant Elizabeth Joseph of Canefield. The alleged incident occurred between December 29-30 at Bena Ravine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took it. I lend it. My neighbor, I went to her home; she wasn\u2019t there. I saw the books, I lend it. When she came she asked me if I have it. I tell her yes. The next day I return it to her,\u201d the defendant said when he appeared before the magistrate\u2019s court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The trial of this matter was set to begin yesterday but was adjourned until April 9, 2010 due to the absence of the complainant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Canefield man, remanded for theft, told Magistrate Ossie Lewis that he was not guilty of the crime since he had actually borrowed the items from the complainant. 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