A 40-year-old year old serving prisoner today asked the Magistrate Court to give him a concurrent sentence since he is already serving a seven year sentence and will be out of prison in 2013.

Sailosi Volivale has been charged with burglary, larceny and breaking and entering.

It is alleged that on 27th December 2005, he broke into a house in Padamlala Street and stole assorted items worth $6,150 dollars.

Volivale is alleged to have broken into the house of a Yang Cheol on 17th April 2006 and stole assorted items and jewelry worth $9300 and on 23rd April he also allegedly stole assorted items worth $2950.

It is also alleged that on 4th May in 2006 he broke into the house of former Magistrate Makareta Waqavonovono and stole assorted items and jewelry worth $1640 however none of the items stolen has been recovered.

In mitigation Volivale told the court that he is currently going through a rehabilitation programme and counseling in prison, and comes from a broken family and will not re-offend when he is released in 2013.

The case has been adjourned till 6th March for sentencing.