Lego thief made off with £600 worth from Oxford Asda

Lego <i>(Image: Contributed)</i>
Lego (Image: Contributed)
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A Lego thief stole more than £600 worth of the popular construction toys from an Oxford supermarket, a court heard.

Christopher West, who had an address listed as HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester, stole the Lego on three separate occasions in October and November last year.

The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of theft when he appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court recently.

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The offences were committed at Asda in Oxford on October 25, October 29 and November 5 last year.

The total value of the items stolen was £617.56.

West was jailed for four weeks and ordered to pay compensation of £515.69.

The court record stated that a suspended sentence was not possible due to him being a serving prisoner already.

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