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This morning, Court heard how a prostitute’s client has his wallet stolen after he agrees to pay to stay staring at woman’s breasts.
Prostitute Donna Camilleri, 26 was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to stealing a wallet from her client Robert Spiteri.
Spiteri told the court how he had agreed to pay Camilleri €20 to stay in the car admiring her breasts. After pulling down her top, Camilleri insisted that she gets paid more money for more services, however Spiteri refused. The victim said that at this moment Kyle Mifsud, allegedly the woman’s pimp entered the car, hit Spiteri and took his wallet. The 21-year-old pimp made away with €80.
Camilleri was about to plead guilty however changed her mind following the advise of her lawyer Luciano Busuttil. The defence lawyer informed the accused that she faced a jail term if pleading guilty. She was also charged with loitering for prostitution purposes, assaulting Spiteri, breaching a suspended sentence and relapsing.
“Your police record is the size of a Bible including convictions over theft, misappropriation, loitering for prostitution, fraud and breaching a suspended sentence. It seems you do not want to learn from your mistakes and change your ways. The court trusted you and you tried to fool the court again”, Magistrate Consuello Scerri Herrera told the woman.
Defence lawyer Luciano Busuttil asked if the court could assign a probation officer to the young woman who has recently been employed in a factory. “ She can plead not guilty today and the probation officer will report on her behaviour in due time”, the lawyer said.
However, the court said that bail would not be granted to Camilleri but a solution could be found in order for her to safeguard her job. Magistrate Scerri Herrera said arrangement could be made with the Director of Prison so Camilleri would be escorted to her place of work and taken back to Kordin when her workday is finished. Camilleri interrupted the Court and held she would quit her job, as she does not want to face the humiliation of reporting for work under CCF escort. As the accused loudly voiced her disagreement, the Magistrate said that it was not the court which was imprisoning her but her own behavior.
Moments later her young pimp Kyle Mifsud, was charged with driving a vehicle which was unlicensed and uninsured. The court noted his clean police record and granted him bail against a personal guarantee of €10,000.
While exiting court under police escort the two accused started arguing with Mifsud telling the woman that she was caught because she was silly and stupid. Police officers moved the two in separate directions but Camilleri insisted she wanted to approach Mifsud. When officers kept the man away the woman started insulting the policemen and screaming at them to leave her partner alone.
Inspectors Robert Vella and Fabian Fleri prosecuted.
