Shoplifter, 30, who stole cider from Home Bargains in Shrewsbury ordered to pay compensation

Matthew Wilcox, aged 30, stole alcohol from one of the discount chain’s stores in Shrewsbury on February 7 this year.

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Wilcox, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to theft from a shop.

Magistrates ordered Wilcox to pay £1.19 in compensation.