A 32-year-old petty thief learnt the hard way that crime does not pay after he was fired from work, lashed six times on the bare buttocks and ordered to pay for the spark plugs he was caught on camera stealing.
On Tuesday this week, Batista Alfred admitted before the Maun customary court that he indeed emptied a packet containing four spark plugs into his pocket on February, 25th when he thought no body was watching.
Then he was an employee of Highway Toyota Ngami.
“I was working on a Saturday and I took them with intention to do an invoice once I report for duty on Monday,” Alfred ...
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