I don’t have a home, I stole to rent an apartment: Student arrested for theft tells court

An individual who stole huge sums of money from a vehicle said he did it because he did not have a home and was living illegally in north Cyprus.

The suspect named only as M.F.U, an international student in North Cyprus was arrested by the police for stealing 140,000 Turkish Lira from a vehicle and for living in north Cyprus without a resident permit.

The suspect was brought to a court in Lefkosa on Wednesday.

Police officer who testified in court said the suspect stole 140,000 TL kept in a bag in the trunk of a vehicle belonging to one O.Z, which was parked in Ortaköy, Lefkosa on Monday Sept. 23.

Te suspect was identified from security cameras on the same day, and that 2,965 pounds, 100 dollars and 2,910 TL were found in a search carried out at his resident.

Police said the suspect admitted his guilt in his voluntary statement. Police told the court that there were statements to be taken and camera footage to be examined, and requested that the suspect be detained for 2 days.

The suspect, who spoke after the police, stated that he did not have a home, that he was going to rent an apartment, that he needed money for this reason and that he committed a crime for the first time, and that he was also an illegal resident in the country.