Jailed after admitting hold-up

A 34-year-old man was today jailed two years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. Jon Lawrence Formosa, who does not have a fixed address, admitted to having committed a hold-up on a shop in Cospicua, during which he was armed with a knife, held a woman against her will and stole up to €2,330 in cash. Mr Formosa also admitted to being in possession of an unlicenced knife, stealing several items from a car in Marsa, breaching the conditions of a previous release and relapsing.