Miner charged with stealing jewellery

Miner Peter Giddings was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in jewellery from Miner’s Choice Store in Mahdia.

Giddings, who was not required to plead to the indictable charge, allegedly stole a gold chain and a gold and diamond ring, amounting to $266,000 in total value, between April 20th and April 21st. Giddings, 35, appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan, who heard from Prosecutor Deniro Jones that he had three pending matters of a similar nature in court.

Peter Giddings
Peter Giddings

Jones objected to bail and Giddings was remanded to prison July 14th, when the case will be called at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court.