The defendant appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest)
A 32-year-old man has been ordered to pay £140 after admitted to stealing meat and alcohol from a Co-op store.
Ben Williams, formerly of Alston Road, Ipswich, was sentenced at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court after he admitted taking the items valued at £60 from a Co-op in Havengore.
Entering this store was also a breach of a previous criminal behaviour order and Williams was ordered to pay compensation of £60 and fined £80.
A community ordered was imposed until August 7, 2025.
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