A CAREER thief who admitted to stealing almost £2,000 from 10 different people has had his sentencing delayed.

Kevin Nanton, 56, of Saunders Road, Oxford, was due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday (May 2) for 10 counts of thefts and one count of fraud by false representation.

However, due to legal reasons, the case has now been adjourned until June 5.

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The details or the counts are, last year on July 14, he stole £290 from Linda Lane, on July 19 he stole £120 from Dennis Hambridge, on July 20, he stole £100 from Ellen Webster, on July 22 he stole £75 from Keith Willson, then on September 11, he stole £225 from Martin Loudon.

He then stole £200 on September 19 from Catherine Oppenheimer, on September 21 he stole £620 from Christine Coleman, on September 26 he stole £70 from Malcolm Smith, on August 26 he stole £80 from Adrian Williams, as well as £50 from Marieke Clarke.

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On September 21 in Carterton, he was caught withdrawing money from a card machine using a stolen bank card.

The total amount of money Nanton stole was £1,830.

Nanton, who has more than 200 offences on his record and 135 alone for dishonesty, avoided jail last year, after stealing wallets from the elderly in Thame and Oxford.