Shoplifter Stole Items Worth Over £1,000 From Market Harborough Shop

Written by on 5th May 2021

A shoplifter who stole items worth over £1,000 from a Market Harborough shop has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

Owen Hurst-Palmer targeted Superdrug on The Square three times in eleven days last August, stealing a large quantity of face creams and vitamins, which he placed into a ‘bag for life.’

He also stole razor blades and Nicorette patches, worth £121, from the near-by Tesco Metro store on November 12th.

Hurst, 33, of Pipewell Walk, Leicester, pleaded guilty to theft and possessing Class A drugs at Leicester Magistrates’ Court..

Magistrates handed Hurst a four-month sentence, suspended for 12-months, also ordered him to go on a drug rehabilitation course.

Superdrug in Market Harborough
PIC: ANDY CARPENTER


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