A car thief will be sentenced next week after he pleaded guilty to stealing a classic car and furniture from a residence, as well as stealing three other vehicles from a showroom. Abdulsalam Salem Ben Hamed, 50, from Libya was arraigned on Monday evening before magistrate Gabriella Vella, accused of the aggravated theft of furniture and a Morris Minor from a villa in Msida in January. Ben Hamed was also charged with the aggravated theft of three cars from a showroom in Hamrun, in February. The man pleaded guilty to these charges, and others relating to breaching a probation order and recidivism. Presiding Magistrate Gabriella Vella will be sentencing the man on February 27.
