A THIEF has been fined for stealing ice cream from a Hereford shop.

Wayne Gwynne, 41, pinched his sweet treat, worth £5.50, from a Co-Operative shop on May 23, said prosecuting solicitor Thomas Wickstead in court.

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Gwynne, of Red Norman Rise, Hereford, pleaded guilty to one count of theft from a shop before Hereford Magistrates’ Court when he appeared for a hearing last month.

He was fined £40 and ordered to pay compensation of £5.50 to the Co-Op for the stolen ice cream. The brand and flavour of ice cream was not specified in court, but the Co-Op sells a range of ice creams including Ben and Jerry’s, Little Moons and Cadbury Flake 99s which are all currently being sold for £5.50 each.

He must also pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £16 victim surcharge, which is a mandatory government charge that is added to all sentences.