A homeless man, who police say went down a “chimney” to steal from a business place, was remanded to prison yesterday to await sentencing on a break and enter and larceny charge.
Victor Munian, 60, who told the court he is currently homeless, was brought to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
The charge was read to him by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and it states that on February 1st, at Sheriff Street, Georgetown, Munian broke and entered the business place of Ian Doodnauth and stole two gas bottles, valued $22,000, $35,000 in foodstuff, and $9,000 cash.
Munian pleaded “guilty with explanation” and told the court that he worked with Doodnauth and that he was not being paid for his work. He then said that he had a set of keys to the building, which he used to get into the store.
However, the Police Prosecutor told the court that Doodnauth secured his store on the day in question at 4.30 pm and returned at 7.13 pm and discovered that someone had broken into the building. He later noticed that the articles mentioned in the charge were missing.
The Prosecutor said that Doodnauth made a report to the police and Munian was arrested and told of the allegation, to which he give an oral confession. “Officer, I break into the place and carry way the things because he owe me money,” the prosecutor quoted him as saying.
The prosecutor also informed the court that Munian did not enter the building through the door, but instead he went down a “chimney,” which was built to let air out from the cooking area of the building. The court also heard that Munian was seen in footage recorded by CCTV cameras.
Munian then expressed remorse for committing the crime and was placed on remand until today when he will be sentenced for the offence.
