A MAN who stole items from JD Sports and Asda in Hereford has been handed a drug rehabilitation order.

Carl Gwynne admitted stealing clothing and alcohol to the value of £116.50 from the shops on February 19 and February 22.

The 44-year-old also admitted attempting to steal champagne from the Co-Op on April 3.

Gwynne, of Red Norman Rise in Hereford, received a 12-month drug rehabilitation order with Turning Point in Hereford, and must provide samples for six months. He will be under the direction of a suitably qualified member of the team, based at the offices in Hereford.

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He must also attend up to 25 days of rehabilitation activities with the probation service.

He was also ordered by Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on April 18 to pay £85 in court costs and a £100 fine.

His guilty plea was taken into account by magistrates when they decided on the sentence.