An Italian is a free man after car theft charges against him were dropped. It is alleged that Maurizio Montelle stole Toyota Honda registration Number KCL 731L from a taxi driver on July 3 in Westlands, Nairobi and fled to Mombasa. On the day of the incident, Montelle had booked the taxi at about 11:30am for a trip to the CBD. Ten days later, Montelle was spotted at Bamburi area in Mombasa driving the stolen vehicle and was consequently arrested and the vehicle impounded by Bamburi police officers. But in an unexpected twist, owner of the stolen vehicle Gitiri Amos Kalawa appeared in court to withdraw the charges against Maurizio Montelle, claiming he had forgiven him.

Source: Standard Digital July 21, 2021 09:45 UTC