Labourer remanded over tarp theft

A labourer accused of stealing a tarpaulin from his employer told a court yesterday that the item belonged to him and he repossessed it because he was not paid for work.

Wendell Fresco was remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of simple larceny.

The allegation against Fresco is that on December 13, at Georgetown, he stole the tarpaulin, valued $65,000. The court was told that the item