12-y-o Spanish Town boy charged for stealing money and electronic devices from house
Published:Tuesday | April 1, 2025 | 4:30 PM
A 12-year-old Spanish Town, St Catherine boy has been charged for breaking into a man’s house and stealing money and several items and for setting a fire.
He is charged with house breaking, larceny and malicious destruction of property.
Reports from the Spanish Town police are that between Wednesday, March, 26 and Monday, March 31, the man securely locked up his house and left.
A few days later, he received information that his house was broken into.
When he returned home, he discovered that items were stolen to include $150,000, a cell phone, tablet computers, a microwave and a PlayStation game console.
According to the police, some items were burnt at his door way.
The minor was caught and handed over to the police.
He was taken into custody where he was formerly charged.
He is to appear in the St Catherine Children Court on Thursday, April 3.
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