MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING VEHICLE NUMBER PLATES IN MBARARA

By Aggrey Twesigye
www.mknewslink.com
In Mbarara

A 25 year old man in Mbarara has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing number plates.
Alex Gumisiriza a resident of Nyeihanga town council in Rwampara district has today 10th March 2020 been sentenced to three years on charges of stealing number plates.
The magistrate court presided over by His worship Tumuhimbise Gordon heard that on 14th Jan. 2020 Gumisiriza Alex stole two registration number plates UAY 056 X of car that belonged to Kyasiimire Mercy a resident of Nyeihanga town council.
According to the statement recorded from Kyasiimire mercy, she had parked her vehicle outside the perimeter wall of her residence on the night of 14th Jan. 2020 at exactly 09:00pm but she later found out that her vehicle number plates had been taken and the culprits left a documents written on the telephone number she was to call to get her number plates, of which she later called and the said culprit demanded 1.5 millions to get her number plates
Kyasiimire reported her case to Nyeihanga police station which began to call the culprit and eventually tracked down Alex Gumisiriza who was later arrested and imprisoned.
Alex narrated to the police that he had stolen the two number plates and hidden them in the rubbish heap behind Nyeihanga abattoir and later the number plates were recovered.
his worship noted that he had to sentence Alex to three years in prison since the crime he committed is becoming rampant.

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