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Man admits stealing 20 'legs of lamb' from supermarket in Ballymena

Ballymena Court Reporter
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The case was adjourned at Ballymena Magistrates Court. Picture by: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.
The case was adjourned at Ballymena Magistrates Court. Picture by: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Darren Moore, of Crebilly Road, also stole cooking pots and bedding. The total value of the lamb and other items in the shoplifting raid was £534. The incident happened on September 21 this year.

He also pleaded guilty to theft from Tesco in Ballymena on other days this year - £112 worth of alcohol on May 6; food and electrical items worth £100 on July 2; food and electrical items worth £50 on August 8; bedding worth £100 on September 8 and £100 worth of groceries on September 18.

He also failed to pay for £20 worth of fuel on September 6 and £35 worth of fuel on September 10. He was in the dock at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The court heard he had a record and the case was adjourned to December 14 for a pre-sentence report.