Man admits to mugging 73-year-old woman for €20

A 29-year-old man from Rabat was this afternoon handed a suspended sentence after he admitted to mugging a 73-year-old woman whose purse only contained €20. Clinton Bugeja, who has a serious drug addiction, admitted to the theft and to injuring Michelina Buhagiar as she was walking through a street in Mosta. The incident happened on Monday. Magistrate Monica Vella condemned Mr Bugeja to 13 months in jail suspended for three years, placed him under a three-year supervision order and ordered him to start and successfully complete a drug rehabilitation programme. Police Inspector Mark Mercieca prosecuted while lawyer Patrick Valentino appeared for the man.