A man who claimed that he is an ardent church-goer and is employed as a gardener to an influential Jamaican businessman, last week answered to a larceny from dwelling charge in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.

Andre Hutchinson, 38 years old of a Corporate Area address, pleaded guilty with explanation to the charge when he appeared on Friday.

The allegations indicated that the accused man stole a number of items that included an iPod, a cellular phoneand gardening tools. It is reported that most of these items were recovered.

The accused man told the court that he took the items from the house because he was told by the helper that the items were to be donated to the church, so he took what he wanted.

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According to the complainant, items were in the house to be donated, however, the things Hutchinson took were not among those for donation.

Hutchinson who has been employed to the complainant for more than six years was remanded until April 26 when he will be sentenced.