A 47-year-old Sangre Grande man is probably wishing he had just told his mother the truth, after he made a false report of robbery and is now under arrest and charged with wasteful employment.
Sometime on Wednesday morning, the man, who hails from Barker Trace, Coalmine, Sangre Grande, withdrew $7,500 from his mother’s account.
He told police that around 11:40am, while walking along Savi Street, Sangre Grande in the vicinity of T-Mall, he was accosted by two men unknown to him.
The man claims the two suspects announced a robbery and he was forced to hand over the $7500.
However, on conducting investigations, police found out that the man visited the East Lime Members Club at Eastern Main Road, Sangre Grande where persons were interviewed, CCTV footage viewed and useful information was received.
It was determined that man gambled the money at East Lime and lost all of it.
He was then arrested and charged for the offence of wasteful employment. He is to appear virtually before a senior magistrate on Thursday.