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A major theft charge imposed against a Bath Estate man for allegedly stealing over $17,000 from his uncle, has been withdrawn.<\/p>\nA major theft charge imposed against a Bath Estate man for allegedly stealing over $17,000 from his uncle, has been withdrawn.<\/p>\n
Allister Irish was said to have stolen the money from Keverne Irish via his ATM card between December 24 -31, 2010. The defendant allegedly purchased numerous items including clothes and traveled to St Martin using the said money.<\/p>\n
This morning, after presenting his testimony during the preliminary inquiry into the matter, the complainant decided not to offer evidence against his nephew fearing that he (the defendant) would be sentenced to a lengthy jail term when the matter reaches the high court.<\/p>\n
His decision came after he asked the court whether there was the possibility that a stiff sentence would be imposed if his nephew is convicted. The magistrate explained to him that while it was not in her hands to determine what sort of punishment the defendant would receive at the high court, there was the likelihood of a prolonged jail term- one which would surpass any sentence handed down by the magistrate\u2019s court.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour uncle saved you years of prison,\u201d the magistrate told Irish.<\/p>\n
The defendant also faces two summary charges of deception and theft for which the trial is set for April 3, 2012.<\/p>\n
He had been on a $25,000 bail for the indictable offense with his mother as surety.<\/p>\n
That bail was revoked today after an objection by the prosecution on the grounds that Irish had not followed his reporting conditions.\u00a0 The defendant was supposed to report to the Roseau Police Station every Mondays and Fridays.<\/p>\n
Bail was opened in relation to the summary charges.<\/p>\n
He pleaded with the court not to have him remanded stating that he had an ulcerated stomach, a small daughter and had been reporting to the police most of the time. He told the court that he was going through a phase because of family issues which was the reason for not reporting. He said that he had telephoned persons at the station on the days that he could not report.<\/p>\n
Before remanding the defendant, Magistrate George said that the defendant had shown blatant disregard for the court\u2019s decision and that none of his excuses were adequate to convince the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody can miss a day, but not a whole month,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She warned the defendant that bail conditions ought to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n
The prosecution also asked the court not to accept the defendant\u2019s mother as surety as she had not displayed enough control over the defendant to keep him reporting as he should have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major theft charge imposed against a Bath Estate man for allegedly stealing over $17,000 from his uncle, has been withdrawn. Allister Irish was said to have stolen the money from Keverne Irish via his ATM card between December 24…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":50272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-court-law"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n