The Minsk resident found a case with headphones in the cabin of the rented car and took it for himself

A 31-year-old conviction was handed down to a citizen who did not have a criminal record, who was accused of committing theft, the prosecutor's office of the Oktyabrsky district told the "Minsk-Novosti" agency correspondent.

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The accused decided to use carsharing services. In the cabin of the rented car, he found a case with wireless headphones of a famous brand worth 220 BYN, which he took for himself. The defendant did not report the find to the support service, deciding to wait for the owner of the property to contact him to return it for a fee.

After a while, the Minsk resident received a call from the police — it turned out that the forgetful citizen wrote a statement about the theft. The defendant confessed to the crime and returned the headphones. A criminal case was opened against him.

— The accused works as a driver, has a dependent child, — commented Tatyana Maksimenko, senior assistant to the prosecutor of the Oktyabrsky 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, sentenced him to 120 hours of community service.

The verdict has not entered into force, it can be appealed and appealed in accordance with the procedure established by law.