Brazilian jailed for stealing from Home Minister’s guard

Roderick DaSilva

A Brazilian national was yesterday sentenced to 24 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing from a special constable guarding the home of the Home Affairs Minister.

Roderick DaSilva, 30, speaking through a translator, said that he made an error in judgment, when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The charge against DaSilva stated that on September 26, at New Garden Street, Queenstown, he