The magistrate deemed a prison sentence was necessary due to previous convictions and the ‘element of planning’ that had gone into the theft.
Right, so that means he's finally going to chokey?
Lawrence, of West Road, was handed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months when appearing at Southend Magistrates Court last week.
*sighs*
And ordered to pay £50 compensation? I presume the magistrates still believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
ReplyDelete"And ordered to pay £50 compensation?"
ReplyDeleteIt's almost more of an insult than the sentence, isn't it?