The janitor found the forgotten smartphone and handed it over to the pawnshop – learned the verdict of the court

Sentenced 44-year-old citizen, who was accused of theft, told the correspondent of the Agency “Minsk-Novosti” in the Prosecutor’s office of Zavodsk district.

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The accused worked as a janitor. He was cleaning the street one day. Uborevich and drew attention to the two women sitting on the bench. Soon they left, forgetting their smartphone on the bench.

The janitor took his phone with no hesitation. On the way home, he took out his SIM card, and then handed over the gadget to the pawnshop. He spent 150 BYN on groceries and utility bills.

Discovering the loss of property, the Minsk woman reported theft to the police. The damage was 947.68 BYN.

To establish the identity of the attacker, labor law enforcement officers did not make, a criminal case was opened against him. He fully confessed his guilt in the incriminated crime and repented.

- The accused has a secondary education, currently he is not officially employed anywhere, previously had problems with the law, said Yegor Vorobey, senior assistant prosecutor of the Zavodsky district. The court found him guilty of secret theft of property (theft), and on the basis of Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code imposed a punishment in public works for a period of 180 hours. In addition, the accused must undergo compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.