Prostitute gets three years for stealing client's wallet

A 27-year-old prostitute from Marsa was sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found guilty of stealing a wallet from one of her regular customers loitering with intent.

The court heard how the victim would regularly pay to "admire the naked body" of the woman, Donna Camilleri. Testifying in court before Magistrate Aaron Bugeja, the victim said that he had picked Camilleri up from Marsa on 7 September 2013 and, after they had agreed on the price of €20, drove to the industrial area of the town.

Once there, he first asked to have sex with the woman but changed his mind after she demanded more money. "At one point a man appeared and grabbed me from my throat demanding more money". Camilleri, who was in the car with him at the time, took his wallet.

The victim said that he did not know who stole the wallet and did not recognise Kyle Mifsud, allegedly Camilleri's partner. Mifusd was charged with complicity in theft, but was found not guilty due to lack of evidence.

Camilleri claimed that Mifsud had taken the money and that the victim and herself had engaged in intercourse.

When she was initially charged with the theft, a year ago, she was prepared to admit to the charges, but changed her mind after consulting her lawyer Luciano Busuttil.

She claimed that this was due to the fact that the Magistrate she was arraigned before, Consuelo Scerri Herrera, had told her that she had no option but to sentence her to imprisonment.

The two were also found not guilty of charges of assault.

Inspectors Robert Vella and Fabian Fleri prosecuted