'No guarantee that it will work' says solicitor as magistrates offer help to heroin addict after shoplifting spree
An addict who went on a shoplifting spree to feed her heroin habit has been given a conditional discharge by magistrates who told her to use the support being given to her.
Candida Ward, aged 44, of Oakfield Road, Telford, pleaded guilty to stealing household items, chocolate, a guitar pedal, gin, perfume, aftershave and gift sets in five incidents from October 22, 2023, to December 8, 2023.
Telford Magistrates Court on Tuesday was told that the corporate victims of her thefts had been One Stop, B&M, and Boots, in Telford, and the Music Vault, in Wellington.
Hannah Baddeley, prosecuting, said the total value of Ward's "straightforward" thefts had been £670.
"She had concealed the items in a bag and had left without paying," she said.
"Police had found the guitar pedal at her home and she was fully compliant with officers."
