Sausage snatcher in hot soup
A craving for Russian Sausages landed a 46-year-old woman in hot soup after she was busted trying to steal the meaty treat from Main Mall Spar on 31st January.
The would-be petty thief, Lorato Mitchel, appeared before Bontleng Customary Court this Wednesday, where it was heard she had attempted to make away with two packets of 1kg Senn Food sausages worth P107.90 in total.
Unaware that Spar’s CCTV cameras were clocking her every move, the Tlokweng native was filmed slipping the Russians into her bag. She was apprehended at the front door as she tried to exit the store.
Not wanting to waste court’s time, Mitchel, who turned up on crutches, immediately pleaded guilty to theft.
However, her hopes of having the matter dealt with swiftly hit a snag when Court President, Kgosi, Patricia Radipati noted this was not the first time Mitchel had appeared before her for theft.
Requesting the suspect’s fingerprint records, Kgosi Radipati was informed the cops were experiencing trouble with their machines and thus were unable to avail such information.
The Chief duly decided to delay mitigation and sentencing until 27th February, to allow the police ample time to fix their machine.
“The records will verify if she has previous cases or otherwise,” concluded Radipati, who allowed Mitchel go free on bail.
