Thief held up grocer after having first offered him sex with his wife
A man who made off with a cash register from a grocery store held up the shopkeeper at gunpoint after having offered him sex with his wife as payment in kind earlier that day. The thief was spared an effective jail term upon evidence that he has since mended his ways after seeking professional help. Themistocles Attard, a 49-year-old Birżebbuġa resident, had landed under arrest in December 2018 as the suspect behind an armed robbery at a Sta Venera store. The armed man had entered the shop on December 8 at around 7pm, ordering the shopkeeper not to move, while leaning across the counter, the store owner had subsequently recounted in court. Grabbing the cash register, the intruder had rushed out of the shop, taking with him some €500 in cash. Thief offered man sex with his wife That had not been the man’s first visit to the shop. That same day, the suspect had twice entered the store, selecting items off the shelves and later telling the shopkeeper that he didn't have the money to foot the bill. Instead, he offered to pay in kind by suggesting that the shopkeeper could have sex with his wife and another woman. But the shopkeeper had twice turned down that offer, telling...