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A SINGLE dad with a long criminal record has been sentenced to three years in jail for stealing a motorcycle and lying to authorities about his identity.
The 31-year-old Bahraini was yesterday found guilty by the High Criminal Court of theft and impersonation charges following a brief police chase in March.
Verdict documents state that the Isa Town resident used another person’s CPR card with malicious intent, intending to deceive policemen to get off scot-free.
In prosecution hearings, a police officer recalled the incident where he spotted a stolen motorcycle while on patrol in the Juffair area which the defendant and another man were working on.
“After asking the two individuals for identification, the defendant produced a CPR card with a photo that clearly didn’t resemble him,” the officer said.
“He swore that the CPR was his, and said that it was an old card.
“We checked the motorcycle’s licence plate and the CPR number but found that neither ownership nor personal information matched that of the defendant’s.
“Suddenly, the defendant attempted to run away but we chased after him until we found him hiding in a nearby building.”
Policemen also discovered that the defendant was already wanted on suspicion of theft.
Meanwhile, the wanted man had told the Public Prosecution that he was in ‘a drunken state’ during the incident, having earlier ‘hung out’ with his friend.
After admitting to the impersonation charge, he claimed that he had spotted the CPR card on the ground and was meaning to hand it in to the police the next day.
Last month, the father-of-three submitted a handwritten letter to judges, asking to be let out on bail, claiming he has no idea how his daughters are faring since his arrest in March.
“I have three daughters and I’m married to a non-Bahraini woman, who is out of the country,” the letter read.
“I live with the children in a rented apartment and I have no one who will take care of them. They’re aged 12, 8 and 6 and I haven’t been able to correspond with them or find out how they’re doing.”
According to court documents, the defendant has a history of crimes spanning more than 15 years, and has been convicted of all sorts of felonies and misdemeanours.
He has also only completed primary school and has no further education.
Authorities were further able to confirm the stolen vehicle’s real owner after checking its unique chassis serial number.
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