Thirty one year old Guatemalan national Delker Silde Miranda today pleaded guilty to burglary when she appeared in the number 8 Magistrate's court. Because she had no previous conviction Magistrate Emmerson Banner did not give her a custodial sentence. He fined Miranda Two Thousand dollars and ordered her to pay Five hundred dollars forthwith. Miranda was unable to come up with the fine and was sent to prison to serve a term of 2 years.
The burglary occurred between July 15th and July 31st at an apartment located at number 100 New Road. Miranda who resided at an apartment in the same building entered the apartment of Nora Williams and stole one String gold chain, and one Golden Dots gold chain which have a combined a value of Nine Hundred Fifty dollars. Miranda said she stole the jewelry because she needed the money for her sick son in Honduras. Police recovered the jewelry from a pawn shop.
