Father and son acquitted of using fake banknotes at petrol station

A 47-year-old man and his son today were acquitted of defrauding a Żebbuġ petrol station and robbing it of diesel by using fake banknotes after it was not proven that the pair knew that the money was fake.

Joseph Mary Cardona and his 27-year-old son Christian had been charged with forging money bills, receiving and handling forged banknotes, defrauding the petrol station of Lm25 (€58.23), robbing it of fuel and handling stolen goods.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri ruled that it was not enough to prove that the money was false but the prosecution also had to be prove that the accused were cognisant of the fact that they were handling forged banknotes.

Mr Cardona and his son were, therefore, acquitted of all charges brought against them.

 

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