Trespasser stole money from shops in Fairhill Centre in Ballymena

A trespasser has admitted entering areas of shops in Ballymena's Fairhill Shopping Centre and stealing money.

The 45-year-old stole £200 from 'Jack & Jones' and £50 from 'The Works' on January 21.

James Thomas Ward, with an address listed as St Patrick's Way, Ballymena, also admitted stealing a male's bicycle, worth '£360', on December 19 last year.

The defendant appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court via video link from prison on Thursday.

He was further remanded in custody and the case adjourned to August 27 for a pre-sentence report.

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