A shoplifter was caught wearing the clothes he had stolen from a Milford Haven store.
Ry Robert Williams, of Peregrine Close, Haverfordwest, pleaded guilty to stealing a hoodie top and jogging trousers when he appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates from custody on Tuesday, October 15.
Vaughan Pritchard-Jones, prosecuting, said Williams, 27, picked up four items when he entered Trenz, Milford Haven, on September 27.
“He put two back on the shelf, but stole the other two.”
A member of staff was alerted to the theft when she noticed discarded tags on the floor, and checked CCTV footage.
Mr Pritchard-Jones added: “The defendant was arrested wearing the items. He offered to return them, but they were second hand by then.”
Mark Layton, defending, said: “The shop does not want them back in that condition and he accepts that.”
Williams was fined £80 and ordered to pay £84.98 compensation to the shop. He will also pay £117 in costs and a surcharge.
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