Shrewsbury meat thief ordered to pay back £40 to Co-op
A thief who stole meat from a shop has been ordered to pay £40 in compensation.
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Robert Watts, aged 45, stole multiple packets of meat from a Co-op store in Shrewsbury on September 3 last year.
Watts, of Porthill Road, Shrewsbury, was found guilty in his absence to one count of theft from a shop at Kidderminster Magistrates Court.
As well as ordering him to pay compensation, magistrates handed Watts a 12-month conditional discharge. He must also pay £30 in prosecution costs and a £26 victim surcharge.
