A MAN must pay more than £60 in compensation after stealing two chocolate bars.

Gary John Wickens, of Leach Road, Bicester, pleaded guilty to two charges of theft when he appeared at Banbury Magistrates’ Court.

He stole two chocolate bars from shops in Bicester’s Market Sqaure on May 14 and 21.

The 32-year-old was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £66.50 in compensation.

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