Couva duck thief ‘sheltering from rain’ jailed

A Couva man who stole four ducks from a pen has been jailed.

Joseph Warren pleaded guilty on Monday before Couva magistrate Alexander Prince, who sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment.

The court heard that around 6 pm on March 7, the owner secured her four ducks in a pen at the back of her home at Greig Street, Balmain Village, in Couva.

The next day around 1 am, a visitor saw Warren, whom she knew, standing in the yard. She spoke with him, and he told her he was "sheltering from the rain."

A few hours later, the owner discovered the ducks, worth $2,000, missing and reported the theft to Couva police.

WPC Smart investigated and later arrested him in Balmain.

When she told him of the offence, he replied: "Officer, I doh know about no ducks."

Smart charged Warren and Sgt Randy Mungroo prosecuted the case.