Gold thief suffering 'memory loss

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  1. JulieW

    JulieW Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05...nd-suffering-memory-loss-and-anxiety/11078394

    A 28-year-old West Australian man who processed stolen gold in his grandmother's shed using the toxic chemical mercury has been jailed for 15 months.

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    • A 28-year-old WA man who processed stolen gold in his grandmother's shed has been jailed
    • He acted as a getaway driver while an unknown accomplice broke into a mill near Coolgardie
    • His lawyer said he had been exposed to mercury which has left him with anxiety and memory loss

    The lawyer for Joshua Luke Cross claimed his client has suffered cognitive impairment because of the mercury exposure, including memory loss and increased anxiety.

    The former building contractor was sentenced today after breaking into the Burbanks mill near the historic gold mining town of Coolgardie, about 550 kilometres east of Perth, on three separate occasions in December.

    The Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court heard Cross was the getaway driver on each occasion.

    An unknown co-accused used a hammer drill to dig up concrete flooring which contained specks of gold, before processing it and selling it for about $19,000.​
     
  2. Shaddam IV

    Shaddam IV Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Well, as the old saying goes among hospital nurses:

    “You can’t fix stupid but you can sedate it”.
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I can fix stupid :D
    But apparently it's against the law :(
     
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    So the cognitive impairment and memory loss was due to processing of materials he was a party to stealing......now that's karma. ​
     
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    I think he knows exactly who was helping, and where the money went ... but he's conviently forgotten. The only karma is on us law abiding people that allow these crooks to get off with a slap on the wrist - $19,000 in theft and only a 15 month sentence is a joke.
     
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