Expat gets one year jail for theft

An Asian man would spit on people to distract them before attempting a theft, the High Criminal Court heard. The defendant was expectorating on pedestrians in order to distract them before stealing their belongings that ranged between wallets, cash money and bags.

Police officers nabbed him after he robbed a man and encountered him again after a week without remembering that he was one of his victims. “I was walking near the public bus station in Manama and he (the Asian man) spat on my clothes.

He acted like he didn’t mean to do it and he insisted on cleaning my pant. He took out a T-shirt and cleaned it. However, he stole BD150 from me in the process,” the victim said.

“He shook my hands and ran away,” he added. The victim filed a complaint against the defendant. The victim saw the Asian man again and alerted police. “He obviously didn’t remember that I was one of his victims. Therefore, I called police officers immediately. They arrived and arrested him,” he added.

The defendant was charged with robbery. He was tried before the High Criminal Court, which sentenced him to one year in prison, followed by immediate deportation.